Chapter 7 Chapter VII
August 2
Yasuo Inoue worked hard to write the "Brief Description of the Trial in School", and sent it to Kazami Law Firm yesterday.Thanks to him, Oide Shunji was woken up by Kazami's lawyer at nine o'clock this morning.For Shunji Oide during the summer vacation, it was too early. "Shunji, have you really made up your mind to participate in the on-campus trial? Couldn't it be that you were forced to go on the shelf by others and you can't get off the stage?" Kazami said. Shunji was sleepy and hot at the moment.The T-shirt that replaced the pajamas was completely drenched with sweat and stuck tightly to the body, making it very uncomfortable.The air conditioner in the weekly apartment was too old to set the temperature precisely.Either it's as cold as Antarctica, or it's not cooling at all.Shunji turned off the air conditioner in the middle of the night in order not to freeze to death, and when he woke up, he found that he was completely soaked in sweat. "Then what do you think?" Oide Shunji finally asked in a sleepy voice.His head has been steamed into clouds and mist, and it is in chaos. Lawyer Kazami smiled heartily: "I'm asking about your attitude. Could it be that if I tell you not to participate, you won't participate? Is this all your determination?" Shunji took out the remote control of the air conditioner from under the pillow, pressed the start switch, and let the air-conditioning blow directly on his face. "The judge, Inoue, is very motivated. It must have taken a lot of effort to write that brief statement." "What does he want you to do?" "If your parents object, ask me to persuade them." Shunji Oide, who was blowing air-conditioning, regained his memory little by little.Inoue Yasuo's face of a top student wearing glasses; Noda Kenichi, who is usually trembling and excited when talking about a trial, and Fujino Ryoko, who offered "I will defend you", have now become prosecutors.It's a pity, this girl is really nice, she has beautiful legs, and her breasts have become bigger recently, making her even more sexy.If her father wasn't a criminal police officer of the Metropolitan Police Department, he would have already got her.Seeing Sasaki Goro following her closely, she became very angry and wished she could pounce on him and beat him up. Also, his defender was replaced by Kazuhiko Kanhara. This guy is the most incomprehensible, I don't know what he is thinking at all.What he said was reasonable, much easier to understand than what the teachers said. I heard that he was beaten by his drunken father since he was a child, and later his father actually killed his mother and committed suicide.That boy became an orphan, and became the adopted son of another family.Such a guy seems to be very special. That kid is not afraid of me, but... "I said, defense attorney," Shunji said, "I didn't mean you." "Understood." Lawyer Kazami laughed in a low voice. "That advocate is a freak." "Kazuhiko Kazuhiko." "That boy Inoue even wrote this to you?" "In addition to the brief instructions, there is a letter." In this case, there is no need to go around in circles. "I don't know if I can trust them." "You're willing to trust them." Shunji was speechless.He moved his body, which was about to be frozen by the cold wind, and changed his position.Although my own room at home was old and dilapidated, it was very useless, but after all, I got used to living in it, and now I miss it a little.Alas, that home is gone forever. "That boy Shenyuan wasn't afraid when he talked to me." "That's it." "I don't know why, that kid seems to think highly of me." This time it was Kazami's turn to be silent.After a while, he whispered: "On the other hand, you also admire him, don't you?" Shunji was a little confused.Isn't that what you mean? "To that kid..." "Anyway, you have to tell your parents about this matter. Call Shen Yuan, and let's meet at your father's office together." "Are you going too?" "Well, I'm interested in your defender." After unilaterally specifying the time, Kazami's lawyer hung up the phone.Oide Shunji felt very unhappy.He threw the phone receiver on the bed, took the phone away from the bedside table, and dropped it to the floor with a bang. Shunji ignored the phone and went to take a shower.When he came back, he wiped his wet head with a bath towel while staring blankly at the phone. He picked up the phone and called Kazuhiko Kamihara's family.
After waiting for a while in the foyer of the apartment, Kazuhiko Kanbara came.He was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and black trousers. "Isn't this the same as a school uniform?" Shunji said. "It's the school uniform." Shen Yuan replied, "For the students, it's formal clothes." Shunji Oide is wearing a colorful vest and shorts with baggy trousers, each of which is a famous Italian brand. It looks quite casual, but the price will make people's eyes fall out.Shunji's father often said that true luxury is like this, even daily clothes should be as expensive as possible, so even his pajamas cost five figures. "Your clothes are quite summery." Shen Yuan said lightly, "Let's go." Shunji originally wanted to say something bold, but now he could only follow Kanbara silently out of the hall.Why would you want to say something bold?As if he was afraid of seeing his father.Fortunately nothing was said. Shunji Oide had never had the habit of reconsidering from the time he came up with an idea to the time he spoke.This is his newly developed self-regulation system, but he has not fully adapted to it. "I said, when I called you just now..." "Ok." "Is your mother the one who answered the phone?" At that time, Oide Shunji heard the voice of a middle-aged woman putting on airs. "yes." "She calls you honorifics?" Kazuhiko Kanbara nodded, slightly shy: "You heard me." "Why are you so serious? It's not a big family." As soon as the words came out, Shunji immediately thought, maybe their family is really rich?This time, the words have already been spoken before reconsidering. It seems that the "new system" will also have omissions.But in the past, he wouldn't have thought about it at all. From the tone of her poor aunt, how could she be rich? "My parents like to call me that." "Because you're not their child?" "I don't know, I haven't paid much attention to it, so I'll ask next time." Shen Yuan said.He didn't seem to be unhappy about it.After the two walked in silence for a while, Shunji began to feel uncomfortable, and felt that what he said just now seemed really inappropriate. The thought immediately turned into words: "What is that like?" At that time, they just stopped and waited for the traffic light.Kazuhiko Kanbara looked up at Shunji Oide.The height difference between the two is more than ten centimeters. "What 'how'?" "It means adoptive son. Don't you live in someone else's house?" Shunji thought to himself: Why do I always say bad things?It's not to find fault with this guy.I'm the best at picking fights, and I can almost win a championship title.Now I don't want to do it, but why do I always sound like I'm finding fault? The summer sun made the tip of Kanbara's nose sweat, but the expression on his face was still tepid. "There is no blood relationship, and it is not necessarily an outsider." He replied. "that's not what it means." "Really?" Kanbara smiled, "I think so. I understand what you mean." Shunji couldn't understand anymore. "Have you ever talked to Kashiwagi like this?" Hearing this, Ode Toshiji staggered and almost tripped.Don't change the subject suddenly, okay?Do you know that I am tired enough to walk with you little one. "What do you mean by 'also'?" "Just chat casually and talk about family affairs." "How is it possible? I have nothing to do with him." "Then why did you fight in the science preparation room?" The nameless fire rose up reflexively.It's none of your business who I fight with... Shunji's "new system" works again: this guy is his own advocate.He wiped his nose with the back of his fist. Kanbara did not urge Shunji to answer, but still walked one step ahead of Shunji.I only explained the route just once, but I didn't expect him to remember it firmly. What day was it last November?I did have a fight with that kid.It's not just me, Hashida and Iguchi are also there. Was that fight that serious?Think about it.That kid from Jingguchi yelled, I kicked over the table, and that kid Kashiwagi had a bloody nose. Why fight?There must be a reason.But what is the reason for fighting?The guy who hates it just hates it, and the guy who doesn't like it gets angry when he looks at it. There is no reason for it. But Shunji still wanted to search in his memory.When he came back to his senses, he found Kazuhiko Kazuhiko standing still and looking at him.It turned out that Shunji had unknowingly stopped first. "I don't know," Shunji replied curtly, "I forgot." "Really?" Kamihara said.Shunji noticed something flashed across his expression.Are you overthinking yourself? After the Daide Lumber Factory burned down the adjacent Daiden House, the site was converted into a parking lot for trucks transporting lumber and other materials.The parking lot is temporary, with no concrete floor, but red cones and parking blocks.The company's building was only drenched by fire water, and it was quickly restored. On the surface, it seemed to be unaffected. After coming here, Kazuhiko Kanbara kept looking around with his eyes wide open, looking very surprised.He must be wondering where the ruins of the burned house are. Shunji explained to him on the sidelines.Kanbara looked even more surprised after hearing this. "It burned so thoroughly?" This guy is talking stupid again. "Burning down does not mean that nothing is left. As long as the house is burned down and cannot be lived in, it is considered burned down. Now all the leftovers have been cleaned up and the ground has been reorganized." "You know so much." Shen Yuan was even more surprised.Shunji was very proud, and wanted to continue to show off, but he stopped talking. Mom and Dad negotiate with the insurance company almost every day. The compensation for fire insurance and property insurance has not yet been received.Not just a simple delay, it seems that even the formalities have stopped.The reason is unknown, the insurance company seems to have a lot of opinions on the big monk.For this reason, Dad's blood pressure rose all the way, and Mom screamed all day long. Therefore, Shunji stood where he could see the gate of the office, and he might see his father sticking his head out of the window at any time, so he didn't want to say anything more. At this time, the window opened, and it was not Dad who poked his head out, but Lawyer Kazami.The timing was so coincidental that Shunji couldn't help shivering. "Standing there all the time will give you heat stroke. Come in quickly." Kazuhiko Kanbara bowed politely.Lawyer Kazami waved at him, as if to say "You're welcome."Then, he opened the door of the office. "Your father has gone to the factory." Before Toshiji Oide could speak, lawyer Kazami told him first, "There are guests." After entering the gate of the office, Kamihara looked at the company signboard with the words "Oide Wood Processing" with great interest.Those words were engraved on a whole piece of amber ancient wood, and they were inked, looking very grand. It is said to be an office, but in fact it can only be regarded as an entrance.A set of tables and chairs for receiving guests is crowded in the space of about five pings, which shows that this is only a reception desk for the outside world.Even if there is a luxurious desk dedicated to big wins, Shunji also knows that his father will sit at this desk for less than an hour every day to handle business.His real office is on the second floor, and he needs to go up the stairs at the back of the house.Behind the office is the passage leading to the factory, which is often filled with temporarily moved timber.Of course, this is against fire laws. Lawyer Kazami opened the refrigerator in the small kitchen familiarly, took out barley tea and poured a cup for each of them.His own cup was already on the table. "Please sit down. It's so hot, do you want to turn the air conditioner down a bit?" Kazuhiko Kanbara introduced himself, and lawyer Kazami handed over his business card.One is a junior high school student in school uniform, and the other is a little old man with gray hair and a pot belly. Both of them are defenders. Lawyer Kazami is different from Kanbara. He is tall and thick, not short, but short.How old is he?have no idea.Even Shunji didn't know when this old man had been working as a lawyer for the Daide Lumber Factory. How did he notice this now? What role did this lawyer play when Dad settled with Principal Tsuzaki who lost his job?No one had told Shunji, and Shunji was not interested.It seems that some money was cheated as mental damage fees. Shunji didn't want to understand clearly at the time, but just felt that Dou Li deserved it. At first, Kazuhiko Kanbara felt uncomfortable sitting directly opposite Kazami lawyer, so he moved his position and finally calmed down. "Welcome, welcome." Kazami Lawyer looked very excited.Every time Shunji saw him, he always had a smile on his face, but today's smile seemed to be different from usual, it was from the heart. Looking at the scene in front of him, Shunji naturally recalled the scene when he was called to the principal's office by Maanori.Although my memory is a bit fuzzy because I have been called there too many times, it is indeed very similar to the current scene.The difference is that now Shunji is sitting beside Hashida and Iguchi, but Kanbara Kazuhiko. "I've read a brief description of the school trial. I guess that Inoue has a good grade?" "It seems to be, I don't know." "Oh yes, you and he are not from the same school." "I'm from the High School Affiliated to Dongdu University." "Really? I once had a colleague who went to the High School Attached to Toto University and graduated from the Faculty of Law of Toto University. He later became a judge. Where are you now? It's Sapporo." This is a conversation between defenders.A drop of sweat dripped from Shunji's forehead and into his eyes.He started blinking constantly. Shunji discovered another difference, and that was the voice of lawyer Kazami.Doulu is also a smiling little old man, which is similar to that of Fengjian lawyer.But the voices of the two were very different.Even when he was teaching people, Dou Li's words were smiling.Even if Lawyer Kazami was really laughing, his voice was even and steady. "Let me ask first, do you think that the president of Oide will definitely get angry?" Attorney Kazami asked briskly in his flat voice, "'What joke are you talking about in the school trial? Why should you be the defendant? Shunji You're an idiot!' Do you think he's going to react like that to be so nervous?" What's the fun of the little old man?What is this expression called?Shunji felt something shrinking in his heart.Are you a real lawyer?Will make fun of other people's troubles. "Won't he agree?" Shen Yuan asked solemnly. "Shouldn't he be obliged to agree?" Kazami Lawyer's tone became more brisk, "This was originally Toshiji's business, shouldn't it be an extracurricular activity?" "You mean, don't tell him?" Kazuhiko Kazuhiko, who has always been calm, was also a little at a loss at this time. "What's wrong? What does this have to do with your parents? Unless, of course, you plan to have President Oide testify on Toshiji's behalf." Kanbara twisted his neck to show that he was a little confused. Lawyer Kazami lowered his voice, as if whispering: "Kanbara, have you watched that episode? It's "News Quest." "Look, I've seen..." "It's a bit difficult to say in front of Shunji. I want to say that President Oide, as reflected in the show, sometimes lacks common sense." Didn't the unspeakable words come out without any scruples? "So he is not suitable to be a witness, and letting him appear in court will only be counterproductive. Since Shunci usually has bad conduct and has been disciplined by the police many times, standing there alone has already left a bad impression on the judge and jurors , don’t make things worse.” Shunji couldn't listen anymore, he stood up abruptly and shouted, "Hey, why do you keep talking bad about me?" Lawyer Kazami was unmoved at all: "What I said is the truth." "Weren't you there when Dad rushed to the school to make a scene? Are you not an accomplice?" "I didn't go together. He asked me to go afterwards in order to clean up the situation." Lawyer Kazami was calm.Under the long gray eyebrows, a pair of eyes stared straight at Shunji Oide. "Fortunately, you are still our family's defense lawyer." "As far as the on-campus trial is concerned, Shunji's defender is this student Shen Yuan. Should I go to observe it then? Are you allowed to observe it?" He asked Kazuhiko Shen Yuan.Sandwiched between the angry Oide Shunji and the lawyer Kazami who seemed to have nothing to do with him, Kanbara was a little bit in a dilemma. At this moment, a few short roars came from the direction of the factory. The sound was so scary that Junji frowned. Kanbara looked at Shunji puzzled.Seeing this situation, Fengjian lawyer explained: "It's the president, he is furious, but it's for other things." As if discouraged all of a sudden, Shunji sat down suddenly: "What kind of guest is here?" "It's in the bank." There were two or three more roars.Shunji shrank his neck.This time it was not because of fear, but because of feeling ashamed. "Aren't you going to mediate?" "Negotiations on financing are not within the scope of my job." The tone was both relaxed and cold.Both Shunji and Kanbara couldn't help looking up at Attorney Kazami, who was drinking barley tea as if nothing had happened. Anger and blame were entangled and stuck in Shunji's throat.The "new system" of thinking before you speak thus fails.But he was so angry that he couldn't find the right words for a while, so he could only repeat what he said just now: "It's because you are our family's defense lawyer." Attorney Feng Jian immediately retorted: "A lawyer is not a handyman." There was a hint of coaxing a child in his voice.The expression on Shunji's face froze.With anger, his stomach became hot and hard like a burnt stone. "Everything is up to Shunji himself." Attorney Kazami said to Shen Yuan instead of Shunji, "If Shunji wants to participate in the school trial, just tell his father 'I want to participate'. If his father gets angry and doesn't let him go, then Just tell him, 'Even if you don't agree, I want to participate. I want to clear myself of murder.'” The implication is not to succumb to the great victory. "I'll cover you from the sidelines. I'll say, 'It's not in my power to prove his innocence in a way that Shunji is satisfied.'" Kazuhiko Kazuhiko cast his eyes on the table and nodded: "The fact is the same. Even if the former principal was fired, it still couldn't wash away Shunji's notoriety." "Exactly. Of course, it wasn't President Oide and I who drove away Principal Tsuzaki, but we did negotiate with the Board of Education about Principal Tsuzaki." Shunji was taken aback: "I've never heard of such a thing." "It seems that the president didn't tell you." "How did you negotiate?" "Principal Tsuzaki's repeated mistakes have gradually expanded the impact of a student's suicide, forming a phantom of murder out of nothing, and resulting in the death of a girl. Whether in managing the school or dealing with the media, Principal Tsuzaki has made repeated mistakes. As the representative of the parents of the relevant persons, I protested this. I also told them that we are ready to take Chengdong No. 3 Middle School to court at any time in order to restore your reputation." The Board of Education's reaction to this was, in Shunji's words, almost peeing your pants in fright. "I'm not looking for faults, I'm just reminding them that if they make mistakes, they should be held accountable. If you want," Kazami lawyer raised his eyebrows, "you can tell the students who spread rumors that you killed Kashiwagi, and the one who wrote The person who reported the letter made the same request. You can sue the students in the school. Do you want to do it?" "Dad, he..." "In this regard, your father should be easier to nod. The key is your thoughts." Ode Toshiji looked at Kazuhiko Kanbara.Kamihara shook his head at him. "It's useless." Kanbara said, "You may win the lawsuit, but I don't think it will make your mood any easier." A whirlwind suddenly rolled up in Shunji's chest.What I think in my heart is my business, don't fucking talk like you know everything.Anyway, I'm not happy, I don't think you are all fucking pleasing to the eye! His cheeks were hot, sweat was dripping from his temples, and the whirlwind was blowing harder and harder, almost bursting his chest.You have to roar loudly, or you will have to suffocate to death.Just as Shunji was about to yell loudly, the door inside the office slammed open with a bang. Sweating profusely, the big victory came on stage.He wore a polo shirt, trousers, and a wide belt with a shiny gold buckle around his waist. "Ah, sir, you are here." With a short and thick neck, a short shaved head, small eyes, and a big nose with wide wings, he is simply a living specimen of "Rough Dad".He blinked hard, and finally saw Shunji Oide: "Oh, Shunji is here too." Shunji couldn't speak, as if his tongue had been swallowed. "It's because of the incident I told you just now." Attorney Kazami said in a flat tone, still sitting with an unchanging smile on his face, "It's about the trial in the school. Shunji's defender came to greet you, the president. gone." Shen Yuan stood up and bowed: "I am Kazuhiko Shen Yuan." Shunji was indifferent, just sweating profusely. "What's the matter?" After sitting down in his swivel chair, Da Chusheng opened the drawer and rummaged through it. He didn't look here.But Shunji Oide was still as scared as a frog being targeted by a snake. "There will be a trial in the school. Here is a brief description written by the students. You can read it later." President Oide's hand finally stopped, his fat fingers with no bones visible pinched a cheap spare seal, and he leaned closer to his eyes to confirm. "Didn't you sue the school? Mr. Kazami, even the principal was fired." The tone of the big winner was very happy, "You deserve it! Those guys who don't know how to make money and work hard, but only pretend to be like this should end up like this .All the bastard teachers are like this." Shunji was sweating shame again.He was ashamed of what his father called "teacher jerk". "This time I'm going to sue." After the words came out, even Shunji himself found it unbelievable.this is my voiceI said this? Da Chusheng was about to close the drawer, when he heard this, he raised his head and looked at his son. "what?" "This time is my trial." Looking at lawyer Kazami and his son Shunji, he smiled heartily: "Why, you hired Mr. Kazami? What are you going to do, and who do you want to sue?" Not to sue anyone!I have something in my heart but can't say it.His knees were trembling, and the trembling was spreading through his body to his head, and even the roots of his teeth were almost unable to close together. "Is that the little girl named Fujino? The one who said all the bad things about you?" "No!" Shunji's voice was deafening like an explosion.Everyone present, including Shunji himself, was stunned for an instant. No, lawyer Kazami didn't seem to have much reaction. "What's wrong?" President Oide frowned, and leaned over the table towards Shunji, "What's wrong?" "It's not Fujino who spoke ill of me." It's like blaming a single pebble in the mountain for the fault of the whole mountain. "Then who is it? It's the same for everyone. Why do you care so much? It's just stupid words anyway. It's the poor ghosts who are complaining." Pushing the table away from the swivel chair, President Oide stood up holding his seal, "Mr. Kazami , you don't go until the bank guy goes back. Did you call the insurance company?" "We'll talk about this later." Feng Jian lawyer said lightly.President Daide strode towards the door, pulled it away, and then suddenly turned around as if he had changed his mind. "Hey, you're a freshman at least, so you need to work harder, right? You ask Mr. Kazami, a busy man, to come here. I'll pay him by the hour, understand?" The words "Please come here" were deliberately cadenced. "It's not for nothing. Don't let Mr. Kazami play with you all the time." After speaking, he closed the door with a "bang". Kazuhiko Kanbara sighed and made a whistling sound. Lawyer Kazami laughed: "You see it? That's what it looks like." He didn't laugh out of helplessness, but really felt very funny. "Inoue is busy for nothing. There is no need for a brief explanation, just do it quietly. Do you understand?" Shunji Oide finally freed himself from the spell.He was still sweating profusely, and the two exposed arms were covered with sweat and glistened. "Okay. Shunji has said something. If you get scolded later, you can say, 'Didn't I already say that?'" What are you kidding?Doesn't this have to be beaten again? "President Oide has a lot of things to worry about next." As if hearing Shunji's inner defense, Kazami lawyer continued, "He doesn't have that much energy to pay attention to this matter, and you may be beaten It's small, don't worry." This is inexplicable.At least Shunji thinks so. "What do you mean 'there are many things to worry about'? What does it mean?" Lawyer Kazami said without hesitation: "We have to negotiate with the insurance company, but also consider rebuilding or buying a new house. Besides, the president still has his own job, and he also needs to hold your grandmother's Qiqi puja. Your mother today Went to the temple for this matter." Shunji hadn't seen his mother since early in the morning.But this is often the case at home, and he doesn't care.Sachiko Oide is a housewife who likes to go out whenever she has something to do, and she can't sit still at home.In this regard, she was the same as Shunji, so no matter when Shunji went out for a walk, she would never get angry. "Anyway, it's up to Shunji himself to judge in school." Lawyer Kazami patted his thigh.He didn't stand up, but seemed to be urging the two junior high school students to leave. "Defender Shenbara, come on! Don't be dismissed." As he spoke, he let out a loud laugh, "But if you have no choice, you can also come to me to discuss, and I will give you advice."
Shunji Oide and Kazuhiko Kanbara came to the street under the scorching sun again, feeling as if they had been kicked out. "Our trip seems unnecessary." Shen Yuan took out a white handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his sweat, then said.The creases of the handkerchief were clearly visible and had obviously been pressed with an iron. Shunji didn't know whether to laugh out loud or throw a fit.He only felt that there was some kind of unknown feeling stuffed in his chest, and he panicked. "Can I ask a weird question?" Shunji looked down at Kanbara.Any other weird questions? "Has Mr. Kazami always been like this?" "What kind?" Kazuhiko Kanbara waved his hands, as if drawing a picture in the air: "I can't tell. Uh, it's always been like this... are you outspoken?" "I don't know what it was like when he was talking about business with Dad." "It's true..." "However, when dealing with the bean li, he is our right-hand man." After Shunji finished speaking, he also noticed that today's lawyer Kazami is not like this.He did not help his father, nor did he help himself.If you insist on helping him stand in a team, should it be on your side?No, he was on the side of the "in-school trial." "He just seemed to be trying to persuade us to keep going." This guy Kanbara always speaks out what is on my mind. "I feel the same way." "That's right." Shen Yuan jumped suddenly while walking, "I thought he would say, 'Don't play court as a game', and then stop us." "We're not playing a game." Kamihara didn't answer.He narrowed his eyes and looked ahead. "But I always feel a little awkward." "What?" Shunji asked.What is awkward or not? "I don't know. There's no point in guessing." Immediately, he said something that made Shunji almost stumble. "I'm going to Hashida's place right away, how are you?"
It's still hot today.When he arrived at the meeting place, Noda Kenichi was already sweating profusely. In the McDonald's shop on Libra Avenue, Kazuhiko Kanbara was sitting in a seat by the window. When he saw Kenichi, he waved to him.The clean and neat school uniform on Shen Yuan made Kenichi feel ashamed. Surprisingly, Kanbara is not alone.Shunji Oide was also on the side, sitting on a chair in a serious manner, sucking his milkshake noisily.Seeing Kenichi approaching, Oide gave him a sideways glance and pushed him a milkshake. "Have you had lunch?" Kanbara asked. "En." Kenichi replied, and sat down between the two of them.A crumpled hamburger wrapper lay on a tray on the table. "Are you going to Hashida's?" Kenichi asked about Kanbara, but Oide answered first, "Yes. Can I not go?" "We had a discussion at lunch just now." Kanbara said, "It doesn't seem right to go to Hashida's house during meal time." Unbelievably, Kazuhiko Kanbara and Shunji Oide didn't feel unnatural when they were together.Under normal circumstances, these two people should be as difficult to blend as oil and water.Just like two animals with different habits and habitats, if they meet unfortunately, Oide may become a predator, and Kanbara is his prey, and bullying or blackmail will occur. Maybe even if he became a classmate, Daide wouldn't treat Kanbara like anything.Because not only can he not find fault, but he will also be counterattacked. At least for now, the two seem to hit it off.Or should I say, very much like a pair of defendant and defender. "I'm not going to see Hashida. It's not interesting to see him." Oide deliberately put on a scary posture, crushed the empty milkshake paper cup, and threw it into the tray with a "snap". "What did lawyer Kazami say?" Kenichi asked Kanbara.Kanbara glanced at Oide, and said with a smile, "He said, if I don't want to be Oide's defender, I can consult with him." Kenichi also laughed. On the other hand, Oide Shunji was unhappy: "It's nothing to do with me, right? I'm going back." After speaking, he stood up abruptly, almost knocking down his chair, and then walked towards the door of the store without looking back. "What I just said, I'll leave it to you." Shen Yuan hurriedly chased after him. He replied without looking back, "Got it. What a nonsense!" "Is it an alibi?" "Well, it's better to recall a little more." Did Shunji Oide not realize the importance of the alibi?Kenichi was very worried about this. Kanbara told Kenichi about the meeting with Kazami lawyer.Kenichi originally wanted to visit together, but he disagreed, saying that he didn't want to drag two attendants.Kenichi still had unfinished business on hand, so he decided not to go, and met to communicate afterwards. "Lawyer Kazami is pretty good. He thinks the on-campus trial is very important to Oide." Kenichi felt relieved: "Okay." "Oide's father, in real life, is much more aggressive than on TV." Kazuhiko Kazuhiko said half-jokingly, "It seems that Oide has no way to resist his father." A thought suddenly flashed in Kenichi's mind.In order to get rid of this thought, he picked up the trash that Shunji Oide had thrown in the tray. Is it the same for Kamihara?Unable to resist his drunken and mad father.Kanbara, who was only seven years old at the time, was probably even more frightened than Shunji Oide now. Kenichi couldn't imagine domestic violence.He has never been beaten by his parents, and he hasn't even been scolded recently.The domestic violence branded in Jianyi's mind was not what he suffered, but what he almost committed, a "violence" that was more vicious than punching and kicking. After kneading paper cups and other garbage into a ball, Kenichi said, "Dai De didn't want me to see him cringe in front of Dad, so he wouldn't let me go with him, right?" "Probably so." Kazuhiko Kazuhiko simply nodded, "But I think he will have less and less worries in this regard. But now he still cares a lot." This is also impossible.Kenichi thought, why am I like a pile of useless garbage to Oide? "So I just asked him some questions that he wouldn't want to answer in your presence." Sure enough, he was careful and thoughtful. "I asked him, what do you do every day now? He said nothing." Almost every day is bored in the temporary weekly rented apartment. "Playing video games or something, I don't even go to the game center." "Isn't it boring to play games alone?" Hashida and Iguchi were not around. "He also has some buddies in No. 4 Middle School, and he has contacts with graduates." Kenichi inquired about these. "Has he cut off all contacts with these people?" "It seems to be. It should be said that the influence of the "News Quest" program is quite large." The program was broadcast for the first time on April 13. Even after more than three months, it still left a deep impression on the audience.After the fire broke out at the monk’s house, a revised version was broadcast without Motegi’s reporter, but everyone was tired of it at that time, and they couldn’t tell what was the truth and what was speculation, so the effect was naturally greatly reduced. "Even those who participated in the trial in the school did not understand how deeply the fire traumatized Oide. His own home was burned to ashes, and his grandmother was burned alive. This was a greater blow to Oide than others imagined. Much more. No wonder he's so depressed." Is Oide Shunji devastated?really? This seems to be taken for granted.However, if Kazuhiko Kazuhiko from this foreign school did not appear, everyone would ignore this point. "I said," Shen Yuan leaned his head over, and Kenichi also leaned his head a little further, "It seems that Daikai is completely isolated from the people around him, so I think it's better not to tell him about the fact that Fujino and the others are looking for the whistleblower. For good." "clear." "Of course, if there is any movement, you have to tell him..." "Whistleblowers will not take the initiative to stand up." Kenichi said, "If Fujino does this, it will definitely come to nothing." "Noda, you said the same thing yesterday. Why are you so sure?" "Because I know Miyake Juri." Shen Yuan blinked a few times: "Just now I also asked Daide, who he thinks the report letter will be written, and how to treat this report letter." "How did he say?" “和你说的一模一样。一口咬定就是三宅树理写的，还骂了她很多脏话。骂得很凶。”神原说道。健一一下子就能想象出来。 “骂人的话放在一边，举报人是三宅树理这一点应该没错。” 神原和彦看着野田健一的眼睛，问道：“不好意思，我又要刨根问底了。你在这方面并没有有力的证据，对吧？” “证据？那确实没有，只能依靠传言和直觉。” 硬要说的话，那就是因为了解三宅树理的缘故。 “你如果是三中的学生，肯定也会有同样的感觉。” 这话健一自己听来都像在强辩。 “大出也是听过传言才相信三宅树理是举报人的吗？还是他对三宅树理干过什么坏事，间心有愧才这样认为的呢？” “他本人是怎么说的？” 神原苦笑道：“骂了不少'丑八怪''笨蛋''肥猪'。” “肥猪是在骂浅井松子吧。” 谩骂的同时把自己做过的坏事忘得一干二净，这确实很符合大出俊次的作风。 “三宅树理和浅井松子都受过大出俊次的欺负和嘲弄。尤其是三宅树理，程度更为严重，连我都见到过好多次。” 正说着，健一不由得有些惊慌。神原和彦会不会问他有没有上前制止？不过对方只是用眼神催促他讲下去。 “三宅树理本就是个有点古怪的女生。老实说，我不喜欢她。” "I see." “她几乎没什么朋友，大概只有浅井松子一个吧，可浅井松子对她而言更像个随意使唤的家丁。”健一滔滔不绝起来，“浅井松子倒并不是个不受欢迎的人。她和音乐社的成员们相处融洽，这是在她死后才得知的。即使长得胖，也没有因此被人讨厌。她是个心地善良的女孩。正因这份善良，她才会和没有朋友的三宅树理交往。这种事情，旁人都能看出来。我很清楚，因为我才是不受欢迎的人。” 健一期待神原会对他说：你才不是这样的。 然而，神原一直在沉思，让健一的希望扑了个空。 过了一会儿，神原和彦看着脚边低声说：“是死后才知道的？” "Hey?" “浅井松子是不错的女生。你刚才不是这么说的吗？” 不知为何，健一突然感到一阵压抑，让他无法回答。 “死后才被人知道，这还有什么意义呢？你不这样认为吗？” 对方在要求自己回答。看来不能沉默了。 “知道总比不知道好……” “那些人不过是为了自我满足罢了……”语调依然平稳，但听来似乎像在责备健一，“活着的时候，就算别人不知道也没关系，只要自己明白就行，即使自己都没有意识到自己明白。” 健一心想：他责备的好像不是我。可神原和彦明显在生气。他低头看着麦当劳店里的地板。 他在生谁的气呢？ “浅井松子死得真亏。她太倒霉了，如果能早一点……为她做些什么的话，或许她就不会死了。” 说得好像三中的全体人员害死了浅井松子似的。神原是在为这个生气吗？ “我们要去见三宅树理吗？” 听到健一的问题，神原这才抬起了头。 “现在这样的情况下，见了也没什么意思吧。” “也是。”健一毫无目的地用手指按着托盘。他总想干点什么。 神原眉头紧锁，凑过脸来，低声问道：“三宅树理真的那么难看？” 健一一时有些不知所措，差点笑了出来。神原和彦的问题太奇怪了吧。 “她脸上的粉刺很严重。” 神原皱起的眉头一下子舒展开来。“哦……”他提高嗓音，“是这么回事啊。” “那可不是一般的青春痘。看着都觉得可怜了。” “不是觉得可怜，是真的很可怜吧。这可不是她本人的错。” “这个……倒也是。可她的性格也很蛮横，应该说是自我意识过剩吧。奇怪的是，她还处处跟藤野凉子作对。” “女生之间嘛，这并不奇怪。” 话是这么说……健一在心里嘀咕着。把藤野凉子当竞争对手，也太不自量力了。就因为这样才招人讨厌吧。 “这样的话，”神原和彦好像一下子放松下来，将身体靠在椅背上，“三宅树理一开口，形势就会立刻对我方有利了。” 他的语气有点没心没肺的。健一再次凝视起神原的脸。 这家伙，说不定还是挺冷酷的？ 父亲发酒疯，殴打妻子致死后自杀身亡。神原和彦那张眉清目秀的脸的背后，分明隐藏着极为少见的惨痛经历。 为了抛开这个念头，健一再次强调：“三宅树理绝不会坦白。” “会的。”神原立刻反驳，“可以想办法促使她坦白。” “你不了解三宅树理，她可不是这样的人，绝不会老老实实地坦白。她极度自卑，又对大出俊次恨之入骨。” “大出对她做了足以令她痛恨的事吧？既然如此，恨之入骨也是理所当然的。”神原的话语里没有丝毫的踌躇。 “理所当然……可我们站在为大出辩护的立场上，对吧？” “为他洗刷杀死柏木的冤屈罢了，没有必要包庇他欺负同学的事实。只要在这方面觉得痛快，三宅树理自会说出真相。” 让她痛快？在法庭上？野田健一差点被自己的想象压跨了—— 三宅树理站在证人席上回答辩护方的问题：是的，写那封举报信的是我，我被大出他们欺负得很惨，觉得这是个报复的好机会。 三宅树理痛哭流涕，却能口齿清晰地回答问题。她已经不害怕开口说话了。 接着，神原辩护人让被告站到证人席上：大出，你有没有欺负过三宅树理？ 大出俊次不可能好好回答，于是神原辩护人进一步追问：你认为三宅树理为什么要冤枉你？你有没有线索？ 那都是丑八怪的胡言乱语。完全是放屁。 那么三宅树理为什么要写举报信陷害你？ 谁知道啊？我就是个受害者。 对三宅树理而言，你就是个加害者，难道不是吗？ 健一又开始流汗了：“大出怎么会承认他欺负过三宅树理呢？” “不承认就不能洗清杀人嫌疑。” 他果然很无情，竟要逼迫大出做出如此选择。 当然，有条不紊地证明捏造举报信的过程以及三宅树理的动机，是最正确的辩护方法。因为所谓辩护并不意味着包庇。 健一的汗水流淌出一条发亮的轨迹，从太阳穴延伸至脸颊。 “这么做，会挨大出的揍的。” “就要做到不挨他的揍。” “三宅树理也可能在开口之前自杀啊。老师们不就是害怕这个，才不敢碰她的吗？” “如果她想自杀，那早就自杀了。” 曾与神原和彦在学校边门处相遇的情景再次浮现在野田健一的脑海中。他有一双看到过对岸风景的眼睛。是的，这家伙知道对岸是什么样子的。 “我说，”神原拿过托盘，站起身来，“我们该出发了。”
桥田佑太郎与母亲光子和妹妹三个人一起生活。母亲在当地开了一家名为“梓屋”的烧烤店。那是一栋狭小破旧的木结构二层建筑，一楼是店铺，二楼是他们的住宅。 桥田将井口从教学楼三楼窗口扔下去的事件，造成了全校性的轰动，而野田健一在此之前从未关注过桥田佑太郎。对于这起事件，他也只是冷淡地理解为大出俊次的两个跟屁虫在狗咬狗。 当时，桥田佑太郎一直坚持来校上学，这反倒成了议论性话题，健一也曾因此稍稍留意过他，但并没有太放在心上。自从举报信东窗事发、《新闻探秘》节目播出以来，大出俊次就一直拒绝来校，追随他的井口充也不上学了。桥田佑太郎却反其道而行之，还参加了篮球社的活动。 打架事件那天，井口充是为了找桥田佑太郎的茬才来学校的，结果身负重伤。这下可好，真不得不长期休学了。 走在去“梓屋”的路上，野田健一向神原和彦讲述了这些经过。健一没有去过“梓屋”，不过在出门时多次经过那里，所以他知道具体地点，用不着打听。那是和天秤座大道或其他小型商业街都不沾边的一家孤零零的店。健一时常会担心，这家店撑得住吗？ “桥田会不会不在家？不过，现在担心这个也已经晚了。”健一突然想到，那家伙不会去了少教所吧？ “不用担心。北尾老师说他在家，正在帮母亲干活。” 健一暗暗吃惊：他问得可真周全。 “我听说桥田不仅和井口不合，还主动和大出拉开距离。”神原和彦说。 “这样的传闻确实有。” “所以野田你真的对他们不怎么关心啊。桥田一个人来上学，你也没觉得有什么含义，对吧？” 他的口气既非责备也非失望，似乎只是在确认事实。于是健一承认：“我不善于跟那些家伙打交道。我根本没法理解他们。” "I see." “真的吗？”健一禁不住看了看神原的脸，“东都大学附中没有这种人吧？你们个个都是优等生，不会有人因为学习好而遭人嫉恨吧。我要是能上大学附中或英明这样的私立名校，说不定能更加自由自在了。” “也不是一个也没有。”神原微笑道，“就算有，也不会表现得太明显，因为让学校知道的话，就会立刻被勒令退学。” 能进入这些名校的学生如果放到一般的学校里，肯定个个都能进前十名。但即使全是优等生，聚在一起后还是能分得出优劣，也会出现无论如何用功，成绩也上不去，并因此而自暴自弃的学生。 “也会有欺凌事件。” "Have it?" “有啊。不过都是玩阴的，比如根据父母的经济实力和社会地位编排上下关系。像我这样的，自然会被排在最底层。”神原和彦笑道，“因为我的父母都是工匠。” 神原的父母——养父母到底是做什么的，他一次都没提到过。健一犹豫片刻，问道：“你的父母都是干什么的呢？” “和裁。”神原和彦立刻爽快地回答道。健一一下子没反应过来。和裁？ “就是缝制和服的裁缝。” “啊，是这样啊。”健一一下子想不出什么奉承的话来，只能干着急，“那、那不是传统工艺吗？” “哪有这么高级，不过是给百货公司做点手工活而已。” “这么说，你父母都是在家里干活的？” “基本上是吧。一年中会有几次跟着师傅到京都去帮忙，都是在赶制能乐戏服的时候。” 这不就是传统工艺吗？very impressive.我还是第一次有这样的朋友呢。野田健一越发兴奋了。 “做这种工作最酷了。比银行、证券公司之类的更有意义。” “干这个赚不到钱，真的指望不上啊。” 可即使如此，神原的养父母不是供他上了名校吗？ “那是因为我有着不同寻常的过去。”神原和彦毫无顾忌地继续说，“虽说我已经改了姓名，应该不会有人注意到我与那起事件的关联。可父母还是会担心，万一有人注意到，传出什么风声，我就会成为欺凌事件的受害者。” 据说大学附中或私立中学更擅长应对这类事件。 “在家里也会讨论这些事吗？” “是啊。”神原继续毫不在意地说，“毕竟我自己就记得清清楚楚，就不需要对我隐瞒。” 让养子和过去一刀两断，这说起来简单，要做得彻底着实不容易。但神原的养父母依然在努力着。 健一心里很不是滋味，想说什么却又说不出来。对方已经坦诚相告，自己却仍然隐藏着心中的秘密，这也太卑鄙了。一吐为快的冲动在他心中油然而生：其实，我曾想过要杀死我的父母。事到如今，他已经搞不清楚自己当初是怎么想的了…… etc.神原和彦谈及的过去，是他七岁时父母之间爆发的事件。而健一的秘密，是最近自己差一点主动闯下的大祸。这根本没有可比性，更不能轻描淡写地来一句：我们都走出了黑暗过去的阴影。 健一想说些别的话题让自己平静下来，却不知该说什么好，只能一个劲地流汗。 这时，神原停下脚步，说道：“是那家挂着招牌的店吗？” 前方三十米开外，一顶红色的遮雨棚上挂着一块招牌，上头用油漆写着“梓屋”二字，这条路有一点左拐的弧度，所以即使离得很远也能看到。 “招牌都褪色了。” “是吧？所以我说，他们还真撑得住。” 神原和彦观察了一下沿街的建筑。这里和城东三中学区内的情况基本相同，是商业区和准工业区的混合地带，而住宅区位于离车站相当远的地段。 “仓库、物流中心什么的很多啊。” 陈旧的木结构房屋、崭新却十分单薄的铅笔楼、个体经营者的商铺兼住宅组成的街道中，零星混杂着一些窗户很少的大型建筑，整体给人杂乱无章的印象。道路也不宽敞，狭窄的双车道还不时有大型货车开过，这些车也许和街道中那些大型建筑有关。 “这里是通往北边主干道的近路。以前曾是大型化工厂或电线工厂的地方，现在都成了仓库。” 健一以当地人的身份向神原和彦作了介绍。神原则颇为好奇地四处张望着。 在学生时代，比起自家周围，人们往往对学校周边的环境更加熟悉。而上小学或初中时就到远离自家的地方上学的学生，与在自家附近上学的学生相比，看到的日常景色也会截然不同。想到神原肯定也是如此，健一便不由得羡慕起他来。他知晓的世界要比自己大得多，他不熟悉这里，但更了解外面的世界。 “在那些仓库里工作的人，下班后时常会去梓屋坐一坐，喝上一杯，他们都算老主顾了。这么看来，梓屋所处的地段也不算太差。” 靠近梓屋时，两人都不知不觉地放轻脚步，停止了谈话。 梓屋只有一间门面，拉门关得紧紧的，门上挂着“准备中”的牌子。抬头一看，二楼的晒台上晾晒着许多物品。有T恤衫、浴巾、围巾和内裤。健一看到了女孩穿的内裤，连忙转移视线。 “他家的出入口在屋后吧？”神原和彦说着，向边上那条狭窄的弄堂里张望。那里乱七八糟地堆放着垃圾箱和自行车，可看样子要绕到屋后去也只有这一条路。 健一拉了拉神原的袖子：“有没有听到自来水的声音？” 两人侧耳静听，确实有“唰——唰——”的流水声。 “有人吗？”神原朝弄堂深处喊了一嗓子，没有回音，依然只有“唰——唰——”的流水声。 房屋侧壁的护墙板破损不堪，上头钉了不少白铁皮，很不美观。神原和彦侧过身体，开始向弄堂深处走去。 “有人吗？”他不紧不慢地喊道，嗓子有点沙哑。健一看到有蟑螂从白铁皮下面爬出来，吓了一大跳。 “有人……” 水声停止了。弄堂尽头的细长空间处探出一个脑袋。因为背光，看不清脸，不过那个脑袋的位置相当高。 “是桥田吗？”神原和彦间道。那颗高高的脑袋并不答话。 “你是城东三中的桥田佑太郎吧？” 健一没有走进弄堂的勇气，只是在原处高喊：“喂，我是野田，野田健一，城东三中的。” 那颗脑袋还是一动不动。神原和彦的身体紧贴在墙壁上，就像越狱的囚犯被探照灯盯上似的。 “我说你们，”是桥田的声音，他的全身终于露了出来，“在那里干吗呢？”
原来要去梓屋的后门，不能走沿街一侧的弄堂，而是要从别的小路绕过去。 那儿是梓屋的厨房，从敞开的拉门处可以看到里面脏兮兮的煤气炉和油腻腻的铝合金水槽，还有烤鸡肉串的烤架，这里的烧烤用的不是炭烤。 桥田佑太郎正在那里洗菜，箩筐里堆满了洋葱、青菜和大蒜。怪不得刚才会有自来水的声音，现在水龙头还在滴水，大概是太陈旧了关不紧吧。 那里也是进入桥田家生活区域的入口。有一架楼梯紧靠着门口通向上方，坡度很陡，走上去几乎要磕到鼻尖。下面连个脱鞋的地方都没有，估计他们是穿着鞋上楼的。 违章搭建是确凿无疑的，也许还触犯了消防法。要是楼下的煤气炉或烤架引发火灾，住在楼上的人根本无法通过这架楼梯逃生。楼梯上还堆着不少旧报纸和垃圾袋，只留下一只脚能踩进去的空间。 这种地方，即使桥田佑太郎招呼他们进屋，健一也不会应声进入。神原尽管脸上若无其事，心底大概和健一差不多。他早早地坐到门口堆放的啤酒箱上，不停拍打着肩膀和袖口处粘上的蜘蛛网。 屋后的小路看来像是私人修建的，宽度只有一米多，路面上没有铺任何东西。对面是另一排建筑的背面，新旧不一的外墙有着各式各样的颜色，述靠墙放着外置热水器、空调外机，组成极不规范的马赛克图案。各户人家房屋之间只有三十公分左右的间隔。 这边烤着鸡肉串，对面就得饱受烟熏之苦吧？其中有一栋挺豪华的三层房屋，漂亮的外墙看来没多久就会被熏黑。不，现在已经熏黑了。健一按常识推测，桥田一家和街坊邻居应该冲突不断。 "Uh...that..." 由于桥田佑本郎的脸上毫无表情，连能说会道的神原和彦一时也不知该怎么开口，只能求援似的看了野田健一一眼。 “刚才我说过，我是野田健一” 桥田佑太郎用迷惑的眼神看了看健一。他上身穿着件湿漉漉的T恤，下身是长至膝盖的中裤，脚上拖着一双塑料凉鞋，浑身都散发着汗臭味儿。 “你可能不认识我，我们是同年级的。” 健一的语气畏畏缩缩，像在努力辩解着什么。桥田慢吞吞地转动脖子，将视线移到神原脸上。他的表情似乎在说：你我倒是认识，可这家伙是谁？ “他是神原和彦，在校内审判中担任大出的辩护人。他不是三中的学生，大家都认为以他的立场能够作出更公正的辩护。北尾老师也同意了。” 健一是小个子，神原也半斤八两，何况他现在还坐着。而即使在篮球社，桥田佑太郎也算个子高的。如今他一声不吭，正居高临下地看着两人。 健一觉得，他们跟桥田之间的区别简直像大人和小孩，还不仅仅是因为个头上的差别。how to say?桥田他有点显老。并不是少年老成的意思，而且他看上去如此疲惫与滞重。这家伙还有点驼背吗？即使如此，也要比我们高出好多。 “校内审判的事，你还不知道吧？虽说应该有信寄来。”神原和彦像小鸟一样天真地眨了眨眼睛。 水龙头还在滴水。刚才桥田一
Yasuo Inoue worked hard to write the "Brief Description of the Trial in School", and sent it to Kazami Law Firm yesterday.Thanks to him, Oide Shunji was woken up by Kazami's lawyer at nine o'clock this morning.For Shunji Oide during the summer vacation, it was too early. "Shunji, have you really made up your mind to participate in the on-campus trial? Couldn't it be that you were forced to go on the shelf by others and you can't get off the stage?" Kazami said. Shunji was sleepy and hot at the moment.The T-shirt that replaced the pajamas was completely drenched with sweat and stuck tightly to the body, making it very uncomfortable.The air conditioner in the weekly apartment was too old to set the temperature precisely.Either it's as cold as Antarctica, or it's not cooling at all.Shunji turned off the air conditioner in the middle of the night in order not to freeze to death, and when he woke up, he found that he was completely soaked in sweat. "Then what do you think?" Oide Shunji finally asked in a sleepy voice.His head has been steamed into clouds and mist, and it is in chaos. Lawyer Kazami smiled heartily: "I'm asking about your attitude. Could it be that if I tell you not to participate, you won't participate? Is this all your determination?" Shunji took out the remote control of the air conditioner from under the pillow, pressed the start switch, and let the air-conditioning blow directly on his face. "The judge, Inoue, is very motivated. It must have taken a lot of effort to write that brief statement." "What does he want you to do?" "If your parents object, ask me to persuade them." Shunji Oide, who was blowing air-conditioning, regained his memory little by little.Inoue Yasuo's face of a top student wearing glasses; Noda Kenichi, who is usually trembling and excited when talking about a trial, and Fujino Ryoko, who offered "I will defend you", have now become prosecutors.It's a pity, this girl is really nice, she has beautiful legs, and her breasts have become bigger recently, making her even more sexy.If her father wasn't a criminal police officer of the Metropolitan Police Department, he would have already got her.Seeing Sasaki Goro following her closely, she became very angry and wished she could pounce on him and beat him up. Also, his defender was replaced by Kazuhiko Kanhara. This guy is the most incomprehensible, I don't know what he is thinking at all.What he said was reasonable, much easier to understand than what the teachers said. I heard that he was beaten by his drunken father since he was a child, and later his father actually killed his mother and committed suicide.That boy became an orphan, and became the adopted son of another family.Such a guy seems to be very special. That kid is not afraid of me, but... "I said, defense attorney," Shunji said, "I didn't mean you." "Understood." Lawyer Kazami laughed in a low voice. "That advocate is a freak." "Kazuhiko Kazuhiko." "That boy Inoue even wrote this to you?" "In addition to the brief instructions, there is a letter." In this case, there is no need to go around in circles. "I don't know if I can trust them." "You're willing to trust them." Shunji was speechless.He moved his body, which was about to be frozen by the cold wind, and changed his position.Although my own room at home was old and dilapidated, it was very useless, but after all, I got used to living in it, and now I miss it a little.Alas, that home is gone forever. "That boy Shenyuan wasn't afraid when he talked to me." "That's it." "I don't know why, that kid seems to think highly of me." This time it was Kazami's turn to be silent.After a while, he whispered: "On the other hand, you also admire him, don't you?" Shunji was a little confused.Isn't that what you mean? "To that kid..." "Anyway, you have to tell your parents about this matter. Call Shen Yuan, and let's meet at your father's office together." "Are you going too?" "Well, I'm interested in your defender." After unilaterally specifying the time, Kazami's lawyer hung up the phone.Oide Shunji felt very unhappy.He threw the phone receiver on the bed, took the phone away from the bedside table, and dropped it to the floor with a bang. Shunji ignored the phone and went to take a shower.When he came back, he wiped his wet head with a bath towel while staring blankly at the phone. He picked up the phone and called Kazuhiko Kamihara's family.
After waiting for a while in the foyer of the apartment, Kazuhiko Kanbara came.He was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and black trousers. "Isn't this the same as a school uniform?" Shunji said. "It's the school uniform." Shen Yuan replied, "For the students, it's formal clothes." Shunji Oide is wearing a colorful vest and shorts with baggy trousers, each of which is a famous Italian brand. It looks quite casual, but the price will make people's eyes fall out.Shunji's father often said that true luxury is like this, even daily clothes should be as expensive as possible, so even his pajamas cost five figures. "Your clothes are quite summery." Shen Yuan said lightly, "Let's go." Shunji originally wanted to say something bold, but now he could only follow Kanbara silently out of the hall.Why would you want to say something bold?As if he was afraid of seeing his father.Fortunately nothing was said. Shunji Oide had never had the habit of reconsidering from the time he came up with an idea to the time he spoke.This is his newly developed self-regulation system, but he has not fully adapted to it. "I said, when I called you just now..." "Ok." "Is your mother the one who answered the phone?" At that time, Oide Shunji heard the voice of a middle-aged woman putting on airs. "yes." "She calls you honorifics?" Kazuhiko Kanbara nodded, slightly shy: "You heard me." "Why are you so serious? It's not a big family." As soon as the words came out, Shunji immediately thought, maybe their family is really rich?This time, the words have already been spoken before reconsidering. It seems that the "new system" will also have omissions.But in the past, he wouldn't have thought about it at all. From the tone of her poor aunt, how could she be rich? "My parents like to call me that." "Because you're not their child?" "I don't know, I haven't paid much attention to it, so I'll ask next time." Shen Yuan said.He didn't seem to be unhappy about it.After the two walked in silence for a while, Shunji began to feel uncomfortable, and felt that what he said just now seemed really inappropriate. The thought immediately turned into words: "What is that like?" At that time, they just stopped and waited for the traffic light.Kazuhiko Kanbara looked up at Shunji Oide.The height difference between the two is more than ten centimeters. "What 'how'?" "It means adoptive son. Don't you live in someone else's house?" Shunji thought to himself: Why do I always say bad things?It's not to find fault with this guy.I'm the best at picking fights, and I can almost win a championship title.Now I don't want to do it, but why do I always sound like I'm finding fault? The summer sun made the tip of Kanbara's nose sweat, but the expression on his face was still tepid. "There is no blood relationship, and it is not necessarily an outsider." He replied. "that's not what it means." "Really?" Kanbara smiled, "I think so. I understand what you mean." Shunji couldn't understand anymore. "Have you ever talked to Kashiwagi like this?" Hearing this, Ode Toshiji staggered and almost tripped.Don't change the subject suddenly, okay?Do you know that I am tired enough to walk with you little one. "What do you mean by 'also'?" "Just chat casually and talk about family affairs." "How is it possible? I have nothing to do with him." "Then why did you fight in the science preparation room?" The nameless fire rose up reflexively.It's none of your business who I fight with... Shunji's "new system" works again: this guy is his own advocate.He wiped his nose with the back of his fist. Kanbara did not urge Shunji to answer, but still walked one step ahead of Shunji.I only explained the route just once, but I didn't expect him to remember it firmly. What day was it last November?I did have a fight with that kid.It's not just me, Hashida and Iguchi are also there. Was that fight that serious?Think about it.That kid from Jingguchi yelled, I kicked over the table, and that kid Kashiwagi had a bloody nose. Why fight?There must be a reason.But what is the reason for fighting?The guy who hates it just hates it, and the guy who doesn't like it gets angry when he looks at it. There is no reason for it. But Shunji still wanted to search in his memory.When he came back to his senses, he found Kazuhiko Kazuhiko standing still and looking at him.It turned out that Shunji had unknowingly stopped first. "I don't know," Shunji replied curtly, "I forgot." "Really?" Kamihara said.Shunji noticed something flashed across his expression.Are you overthinking yourself? After the Daide Lumber Factory burned down the adjacent Daiden House, the site was converted into a parking lot for trucks transporting lumber and other materials.The parking lot is temporary, with no concrete floor, but red cones and parking blocks.The company's building was only drenched by fire water, and it was quickly restored. On the surface, it seemed to be unaffected. After coming here, Kazuhiko Kanbara kept looking around with his eyes wide open, looking very surprised.He must be wondering where the ruins of the burned house are. Shunji explained to him on the sidelines.Kanbara looked even more surprised after hearing this. "It burned so thoroughly?" This guy is talking stupid again. "Burning down does not mean that nothing is left. As long as the house is burned down and cannot be lived in, it is considered burned down. Now all the leftovers have been cleaned up and the ground has been reorganized." "You know so much." Shen Yuan was even more surprised.Shunji was very proud, and wanted to continue to show off, but he stopped talking. Mom and Dad negotiate with the insurance company almost every day. The compensation for fire insurance and property insurance has not yet been received.Not just a simple delay, it seems that even the formalities have stopped.The reason is unknown, the insurance company seems to have a lot of opinions on the big monk.For this reason, Dad's blood pressure rose all the way, and Mom screamed all day long. Therefore, Shunji stood where he could see the gate of the office, and he might see his father sticking his head out of the window at any time, so he didn't want to say anything more. At this time, the window opened, and it was not Dad who poked his head out, but Lawyer Kazami.The timing was so coincidental that Shunji couldn't help shivering. "Standing there all the time will give you heat stroke. Come in quickly." Kazuhiko Kanbara bowed politely.Lawyer Kazami waved at him, as if to say "You're welcome."Then, he opened the door of the office. "Your father has gone to the factory." Before Toshiji Oide could speak, lawyer Kazami told him first, "There are guests." After entering the gate of the office, Kamihara looked at the company signboard with the words "Oide Wood Processing" with great interest.Those words were engraved on a whole piece of amber ancient wood, and they were inked, looking very grand. It is said to be an office, but in fact it can only be regarded as an entrance.A set of tables and chairs for receiving guests is crowded in the space of about five pings, which shows that this is only a reception desk for the outside world.Even if there is a luxurious desk dedicated to big wins, Shunji also knows that his father will sit at this desk for less than an hour every day to handle business.His real office is on the second floor, and he needs to go up the stairs at the back of the house.Behind the office is the passage leading to the factory, which is often filled with temporarily moved timber.Of course, this is against fire laws. Lawyer Kazami opened the refrigerator in the small kitchen familiarly, took out barley tea and poured a cup for each of them.His own cup was already on the table. "Please sit down. It's so hot, do you want to turn the air conditioner down a bit?" Kazuhiko Kanbara introduced himself, and lawyer Kazami handed over his business card.One is a junior high school student in school uniform, and the other is a little old man with gray hair and a pot belly. Both of them are defenders. Lawyer Kazami is different from Kanbara. He is tall and thick, not short, but short.How old is he?have no idea.Even Shunji didn't know when this old man had been working as a lawyer for the Daide Lumber Factory. How did he notice this now? What role did this lawyer play when Dad settled with Principal Tsuzaki who lost his job?No one had told Shunji, and Shunji was not interested.It seems that some money was cheated as mental damage fees. Shunji didn't want to understand clearly at the time, but just felt that Dou Li deserved it. At first, Kazuhiko Kanbara felt uncomfortable sitting directly opposite Kazami lawyer, so he moved his position and finally calmed down. "Welcome, welcome." Kazami Lawyer looked very excited.Every time Shunji saw him, he always had a smile on his face, but today's smile seemed to be different from usual, it was from the heart. Looking at the scene in front of him, Shunji naturally recalled the scene when he was called to the principal's office by Maanori.Although my memory is a bit fuzzy because I have been called there too many times, it is indeed very similar to the current scene.The difference is that now Shunji is sitting beside Hashida and Iguchi, but Kanbara Kazuhiko. "I've read a brief description of the school trial. I guess that Inoue has a good grade?" "It seems to be, I don't know." "Oh yes, you and he are not from the same school." "I'm from the High School Affiliated to Dongdu University." "Really? I once had a colleague who went to the High School Attached to Toto University and graduated from the Faculty of Law of Toto University. He later became a judge. Where are you now? It's Sapporo." This is a conversation between defenders.A drop of sweat dripped from Shunji's forehead and into his eyes.He started blinking constantly. Shunji discovered another difference, and that was the voice of lawyer Kazami.Doulu is also a smiling little old man, which is similar to that of Fengjian lawyer.But the voices of the two were very different.Even when he was teaching people, Dou Li's words were smiling.Even if Lawyer Kazami was really laughing, his voice was even and steady. "Let me ask first, do you think that the president of Oide will definitely get angry?" Attorney Kazami asked briskly in his flat voice, "'What joke are you talking about in the school trial? Why should you be the defendant? Shunji You're an idiot!' Do you think he's going to react like that to be so nervous?" What's the fun of the little old man?What is this expression called?Shunji felt something shrinking in his heart.Are you a real lawyer?Will make fun of other people's troubles. "Won't he agree?" Shen Yuan asked solemnly. "Shouldn't he be obliged to agree?" Kazami Lawyer's tone became more brisk, "This was originally Toshiji's business, shouldn't it be an extracurricular activity?" "You mean, don't tell him?" Kazuhiko Kazuhiko, who has always been calm, was also a little at a loss at this time. "What's wrong? What does this have to do with your parents? Unless, of course, you plan to have President Oide testify on Toshiji's behalf." Kanbara twisted his neck to show that he was a little confused. Lawyer Kazami lowered his voice, as if whispering: "Kanbara, have you watched that episode? It's "News Quest." "Look, I've seen..." "It's a bit difficult to say in front of Shunji. I want to say that President Oide, as reflected in the show, sometimes lacks common sense." Didn't the unspeakable words come out without any scruples? "So he is not suitable to be a witness, and letting him appear in court will only be counterproductive. Since Shunci usually has bad conduct and has been disciplined by the police many times, standing there alone has already left a bad impression on the judge and jurors , don’t make things worse.” Shunji couldn't listen anymore, he stood up abruptly and shouted, "Hey, why do you keep talking bad about me?" Lawyer Kazami was unmoved at all: "What I said is the truth." "Weren't you there when Dad rushed to the school to make a scene? Are you not an accomplice?" "I didn't go together. He asked me to go afterwards in order to clean up the situation." Lawyer Kazami was calm.Under the long gray eyebrows, a pair of eyes stared straight at Shunji Oide. "Fortunately, you are still our family's defense lawyer." "As far as the on-campus trial is concerned, Shunji's defender is this student Shen Yuan. Should I go to observe it then? Are you allowed to observe it?" He asked Kazuhiko Shen Yuan.Sandwiched between the angry Oide Shunji and the lawyer Kazami who seemed to have nothing to do with him, Kanbara was a little bit in a dilemma. At this moment, a few short roars came from the direction of the factory. The sound was so scary that Junji frowned. Kanbara looked at Shunji puzzled.Seeing this situation, Fengjian lawyer explained: "It's the president, he is furious, but it's for other things." As if discouraged all of a sudden, Shunji sat down suddenly: "What kind of guest is here?" "It's in the bank." There were two or three more roars.Shunji shrank his neck.This time it was not because of fear, but because of feeling ashamed. "Aren't you going to mediate?" "Negotiations on financing are not within the scope of my job." The tone was both relaxed and cold.Both Shunji and Kanbara couldn't help looking up at Attorney Kazami, who was drinking barley tea as if nothing had happened. Anger and blame were entangled and stuck in Shunji's throat.The "new system" of thinking before you speak thus fails.But he was so angry that he couldn't find the right words for a while, so he could only repeat what he said just now: "It's because you are our family's defense lawyer." Attorney Feng Jian immediately retorted: "A lawyer is not a handyman." There was a hint of coaxing a child in his voice.The expression on Shunji's face froze.With anger, his stomach became hot and hard like a burnt stone. "Everything is up to Shunji himself." Attorney Kazami said to Shen Yuan instead of Shunji, "If Shunji wants to participate in the school trial, just tell his father 'I want to participate'. If his father gets angry and doesn't let him go, then Just tell him, 'Even if you don't agree, I want to participate. I want to clear myself of murder.'” The implication is not to succumb to the great victory. "I'll cover you from the sidelines. I'll say, 'It's not in my power to prove his innocence in a way that Shunji is satisfied.'" Kazuhiko Kazuhiko cast his eyes on the table and nodded: "The fact is the same. Even if the former principal was fired, it still couldn't wash away Shunji's notoriety." "Exactly. Of course, it wasn't President Oide and I who drove away Principal Tsuzaki, but we did negotiate with the Board of Education about Principal Tsuzaki." Shunji was taken aback: "I've never heard of such a thing." "It seems that the president didn't tell you." "How did you negotiate?" "Principal Tsuzaki's repeated mistakes have gradually expanded the impact of a student's suicide, forming a phantom of murder out of nothing, and resulting in the death of a girl. Whether in managing the school or dealing with the media, Principal Tsuzaki has made repeated mistakes. As the representative of the parents of the relevant persons, I protested this. I also told them that we are ready to take Chengdong No. 3 Middle School to court at any time in order to restore your reputation." The Board of Education's reaction to this was, in Shunji's words, almost peeing your pants in fright. "I'm not looking for faults, I'm just reminding them that if they make mistakes, they should be held accountable. If you want," Kazami lawyer raised his eyebrows, "you can tell the students who spread rumors that you killed Kashiwagi, and the one who wrote The person who reported the letter made the same request. You can sue the students in the school. Do you want to do it?" "Dad, he..." "In this regard, your father should be easier to nod. The key is your thoughts." Ode Toshiji looked at Kazuhiko Kanbara.Kamihara shook his head at him. "It's useless." Kanbara said, "You may win the lawsuit, but I don't think it will make your mood any easier." A whirlwind suddenly rolled up in Shunji's chest.What I think in my heart is my business, don't fucking talk like you know everything.Anyway, I'm not happy, I don't think you are all fucking pleasing to the eye! His cheeks were hot, sweat was dripping from his temples, and the whirlwind was blowing harder and harder, almost bursting his chest.You have to roar loudly, or you will have to suffocate to death.Just as Shunji was about to yell loudly, the door inside the office slammed open with a bang. Sweating profusely, the big victory came on stage.He wore a polo shirt, trousers, and a wide belt with a shiny gold buckle around his waist. "Ah, sir, you are here." With a short and thick neck, a short shaved head, small eyes, and a big nose with wide wings, he is simply a living specimen of "Rough Dad".He blinked hard, and finally saw Shunji Oide: "Oh, Shunji is here too." Shunji couldn't speak, as if his tongue had been swallowed. "It's because of the incident I told you just now." Attorney Kazami said in a flat tone, still sitting with an unchanging smile on his face, "It's about the trial in the school. Shunji's defender came to greet you, the president. gone." Shen Yuan stood up and bowed: "I am Kazuhiko Shen Yuan." Shunji was indifferent, just sweating profusely. "What's the matter?" After sitting down in his swivel chair, Da Chusheng opened the drawer and rummaged through it. He didn't look here.But Shunji Oide was still as scared as a frog being targeted by a snake. "There will be a trial in the school. Here is a brief description written by the students. You can read it later." President Oide's hand finally stopped, his fat fingers with no bones visible pinched a cheap spare seal, and he leaned closer to his eyes to confirm. "Didn't you sue the school? Mr. Kazami, even the principal was fired." The tone of the big winner was very happy, "You deserve it! Those guys who don't know how to make money and work hard, but only pretend to be like this should end up like this .All the bastard teachers are like this." Shunji was sweating shame again.He was ashamed of what his father called "teacher jerk". "This time I'm going to sue." After the words came out, even Shunji himself found it unbelievable.this is my voiceI said this? Da Chusheng was about to close the drawer, when he heard this, he raised his head and looked at his son. "what?" "This time is my trial." Looking at lawyer Kazami and his son Shunji, he smiled heartily: "Why, you hired Mr. Kazami? What are you going to do, and who do you want to sue?" Not to sue anyone!I have something in my heart but can't say it.His knees were trembling, and the trembling was spreading through his body to his head, and even the roots of his teeth were almost unable to close together. "Is that the little girl named Fujino? The one who said all the bad things about you?" "No!" Shunji's voice was deafening like an explosion.Everyone present, including Shunji himself, was stunned for an instant. No, lawyer Kazami didn't seem to have much reaction. "What's wrong?" President Oide frowned, and leaned over the table towards Shunji, "What's wrong?" "It's not Fujino who spoke ill of me." It's like blaming a single pebble in the mountain for the fault of the whole mountain. "Then who is it? It's the same for everyone. Why do you care so much? It's just stupid words anyway. It's the poor ghosts who are complaining." Pushing the table away from the swivel chair, President Oide stood up holding his seal, "Mr. Kazami , you don't go until the bank guy goes back. Did you call the insurance company?" "We'll talk about this later." Feng Jian lawyer said lightly.President Daide strode towards the door, pulled it away, and then suddenly turned around as if he had changed his mind. "Hey, you're a freshman at least, so you need to work harder, right? You ask Mr. Kazami, a busy man, to come here. I'll pay him by the hour, understand?" The words "Please come here" were deliberately cadenced. "It's not for nothing. Don't let Mr. Kazami play with you all the time." After speaking, he closed the door with a "bang". Kazuhiko Kanbara sighed and made a whistling sound. Lawyer Kazami laughed: "You see it? That's what it looks like." He didn't laugh out of helplessness, but really felt very funny. "Inoue is busy for nothing. There is no need for a brief explanation, just do it quietly. Do you understand?" Shunji Oide finally freed himself from the spell.He was still sweating profusely, and the two exposed arms were covered with sweat and glistened. "Okay. Shunji has said something. If you get scolded later, you can say, 'Didn't I already say that?'" What are you kidding?Doesn't this have to be beaten again? "President Oide has a lot of things to worry about next." As if hearing Shunji's inner defense, Kazami lawyer continued, "He doesn't have that much energy to pay attention to this matter, and you may be beaten It's small, don't worry." This is inexplicable.At least Shunji thinks so. "What do you mean 'there are many things to worry about'? What does it mean?" Lawyer Kazami said without hesitation: "We have to negotiate with the insurance company, but also consider rebuilding or buying a new house. Besides, the president still has his own job, and he also needs to hold your grandmother's Qiqi puja. Your mother today Went to the temple for this matter." Shunji hadn't seen his mother since early in the morning.But this is often the case at home, and he doesn't care.Sachiko Oide is a housewife who likes to go out whenever she has something to do, and she can't sit still at home.In this regard, she was the same as Shunji, so no matter when Shunji went out for a walk, she would never get angry. "Anyway, it's up to Shunji himself to judge in school." Lawyer Kazami patted his thigh.He didn't stand up, but seemed to be urging the two junior high school students to leave. "Defender Shenbara, come on! Don't be dismissed." As he spoke, he let out a loud laugh, "But if you have no choice, you can also come to me to discuss, and I will give you advice."
Shunji Oide and Kazuhiko Kanbara came to the street under the scorching sun again, feeling as if they had been kicked out. "Our trip seems unnecessary." Shen Yuan took out a white handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his sweat, then said.The creases of the handkerchief were clearly visible and had obviously been pressed with an iron. Shunji didn't know whether to laugh out loud or throw a fit.He only felt that there was some kind of unknown feeling stuffed in his chest, and he panicked. "Can I ask a weird question?" Shunji looked down at Kanbara.Any other weird questions? "Has Mr. Kazami always been like this?" "What kind?" Kazuhiko Kanbara waved his hands, as if drawing a picture in the air: "I can't tell. Uh, it's always been like this... are you outspoken?" "I don't know what it was like when he was talking about business with Dad." "It's true..." "However, when dealing with the bean li, he is our right-hand man." After Shunji finished speaking, he also noticed that today's lawyer Kazami is not like this.He did not help his father, nor did he help himself.If you insist on helping him stand in a team, should it be on your side?No, he was on the side of the "in-school trial." "He just seemed to be trying to persuade us to keep going." This guy Kanbara always speaks out what is on my mind. "I feel the same way." "That's right." Shen Yuan jumped suddenly while walking, "I thought he would say, 'Don't play court as a game', and then stop us." "We're not playing a game." Kamihara didn't answer.He narrowed his eyes and looked ahead. "But I always feel a little awkward." "What?" Shunji asked.What is awkward or not? "I don't know. There's no point in guessing." Immediately, he said something that made Shunji almost stumble. "I'm going to Hashida's place right away, how are you?"
It's still hot today.When he arrived at the meeting place, Noda Kenichi was already sweating profusely. In the McDonald's shop on Libra Avenue, Kazuhiko Kanbara was sitting in a seat by the window. When he saw Kenichi, he waved to him.The clean and neat school uniform on Shen Yuan made Kenichi feel ashamed. Surprisingly, Kanbara is not alone.Shunji Oide was also on the side, sitting on a chair in a serious manner, sucking his milkshake noisily.Seeing Kenichi approaching, Oide gave him a sideways glance and pushed him a milkshake. "Have you had lunch?" Kanbara asked. "En." Kenichi replied, and sat down between the two of them.A crumpled hamburger wrapper lay on a tray on the table. "Are you going to Hashida's?" Kenichi asked about Kanbara, but Oide answered first, "Yes. Can I not go?" "We had a discussion at lunch just now." Kanbara said, "It doesn't seem right to go to Hashida's house during meal time." Unbelievably, Kazuhiko Kanbara and Shunji Oide didn't feel unnatural when they were together.Under normal circumstances, these two people should be as difficult to blend as oil and water.Just like two animals with different habits and habitats, if they meet unfortunately, Oide may become a predator, and Kanbara is his prey, and bullying or blackmail will occur. Maybe even if he became a classmate, Daide wouldn't treat Kanbara like anything.Because not only can he not find fault, but he will also be counterattacked. At least for now, the two seem to hit it off.Or should I say, very much like a pair of defendant and defender. "I'm not going to see Hashida. It's not interesting to see him." Oide deliberately put on a scary posture, crushed the empty milkshake paper cup, and threw it into the tray with a "snap". "What did lawyer Kazami say?" Kenichi asked Kanbara.Kanbara glanced at Oide, and said with a smile, "He said, if I don't want to be Oide's defender, I can consult with him." Kenichi also laughed. On the other hand, Oide Shunji was unhappy: "It's nothing to do with me, right? I'm going back." After speaking, he stood up abruptly, almost knocking down his chair, and then walked towards the door of the store without looking back. "What I just said, I'll leave it to you." Shen Yuan hurriedly chased after him. He replied without looking back, "Got it. What a nonsense!" "Is it an alibi?" "Well, it's better to recall a little more." Did Shunji Oide not realize the importance of the alibi?Kenichi was very worried about this. Kanbara told Kenichi about the meeting with Kazami lawyer.Kenichi originally wanted to visit together, but he disagreed, saying that he didn't want to drag two attendants.Kenichi still had unfinished business on hand, so he decided not to go, and met to communicate afterwards. "Lawyer Kazami is pretty good. He thinks the on-campus trial is very important to Oide." Kenichi felt relieved: "Okay." "Oide's father, in real life, is much more aggressive than on TV." Kazuhiko Kazuhiko said half-jokingly, "It seems that Oide has no way to resist his father." A thought suddenly flashed in Kenichi's mind.In order to get rid of this thought, he picked up the trash that Shunji Oide had thrown in the tray. Is it the same for Kamihara?Unable to resist his drunken and mad father.Kanbara, who was only seven years old at the time, was probably even more frightened than Shunji Oide now. Kenichi couldn't imagine domestic violence.He has never been beaten by his parents, and he hasn't even been scolded recently.The domestic violence branded in Jianyi's mind was not what he suffered, but what he almost committed, a "violence" that was more vicious than punching and kicking. After kneading paper cups and other garbage into a ball, Kenichi said, "Dai De didn't want me to see him cringe in front of Dad, so he wouldn't let me go with him, right?" "Probably so." Kazuhiko Kazuhiko simply nodded, "But I think he will have less and less worries in this regard. But now he still cares a lot." This is also impossible.Kenichi thought, why am I like a pile of useless garbage to Oide? "So I just asked him some questions that he wouldn't want to answer in your presence." Sure enough, he was careful and thoughtful. "I asked him, what do you do every day now? He said nothing." Almost every day is bored in the temporary weekly rented apartment. "Playing video games or something, I don't even go to the game center." "Isn't it boring to play games alone?" Hashida and Iguchi were not around. "He also has some buddies in No. 4 Middle School, and he has contacts with graduates." Kenichi inquired about these. "Has he cut off all contacts with these people?" "It seems to be. It should be said that the influence of the "News Quest" program is quite large." The program was broadcast for the first time on April 13. Even after more than three months, it still left a deep impression on the audience.After the fire broke out at the monk’s house, a revised version was broadcast without Motegi’s reporter, but everyone was tired of it at that time, and they couldn’t tell what was the truth and what was speculation, so the effect was naturally greatly reduced. "Even those who participated in the trial in the school did not understand how deeply the fire traumatized Oide. His own home was burned to ashes, and his grandmother was burned alive. This was a greater blow to Oide than others imagined. Much more. No wonder he's so depressed." Is Oide Shunji devastated?really? This seems to be taken for granted.However, if Kazuhiko Kazuhiko from this foreign school did not appear, everyone would ignore this point. "I said," Shen Yuan leaned his head over, and Kenichi also leaned his head a little further, "It seems that Daikai is completely isolated from the people around him, so I think it's better not to tell him about the fact that Fujino and the others are looking for the whistleblower. For good." "clear." "Of course, if there is any movement, you have to tell him..." "Whistleblowers will not take the initiative to stand up." Kenichi said, "If Fujino does this, it will definitely come to nothing." "Noda, you said the same thing yesterday. Why are you so sure?" "Because I know Miyake Juri." Shen Yuan blinked a few times: "Just now I also asked Daide, who he thinks the report letter will be written, and how to treat this report letter." "How did he say?" “和你说的一模一样。一口咬定就是三宅树理写的，还骂了她很多脏话。骂得很凶。”神原说道。健一一下子就能想象出来。 “骂人的话放在一边，举报人是三宅树理这一点应该没错。” 神原和彦看着野田健一的眼睛，问道：“不好意思，我又要刨根问底了。你在这方面并没有有力的证据，对吧？” “证据？那确实没有，只能依靠传言和直觉。” 硬要说的话，那就是因为了解三宅树理的缘故。 “你如果是三中的学生，肯定也会有同样的感觉。” 这话健一自己听来都像在强辩。 “大出也是听过传言才相信三宅树理是举报人的吗？还是他对三宅树理干过什么坏事，间心有愧才这样认为的呢？” “他本人是怎么说的？” 神原苦笑道：“骂了不少'丑八怪''笨蛋''肥猪'。” “肥猪是在骂浅井松子吧。” 谩骂的同时把自己做过的坏事忘得一干二净，这确实很符合大出俊次的作风。 “三宅树理和浅井松子都受过大出俊次的欺负和嘲弄。尤其是三宅树理，程度更为严重，连我都见到过好多次。” 正说着，健一不由得有些惊慌。神原和彦会不会问他有没有上前制止？不过对方只是用眼神催促他讲下去。 “三宅树理本就是个有点古怪的女生。老实说，我不喜欢她。” "I see." “她几乎没什么朋友，大概只有浅井松子一个吧，可浅井松子对她而言更像个随意使唤的家丁。”健一滔滔不绝起来，“浅井松子倒并不是个不受欢迎的人。她和音乐社的成员们相处融洽，这是在她死后才得知的。即使长得胖，也没有因此被人讨厌。她是个心地善良的女孩。正因这份善良，她才会和没有朋友的三宅树理交往。这种事情，旁人都能看出来。我很清楚，因为我才是不受欢迎的人。” 健一期待神原会对他说：你才不是这样的。 然而，神原一直在沉思，让健一的希望扑了个空。 过了一会儿，神原和彦看着脚边低声说：“是死后才知道的？” "Hey?" “浅井松子是不错的女生。你刚才不是这么说的吗？” 不知为何，健一突然感到一阵压抑，让他无法回答。 “死后才被人知道，这还有什么意义呢？你不这样认为吗？” 对方在要求自己回答。看来不能沉默了。 “知道总比不知道好……” “那些人不过是为了自我满足罢了……”语调依然平稳，但听来似乎像在责备健一，“活着的时候，就算别人不知道也没关系，只要自己明白就行，即使自己都没有意识到自己明白。” 健一心想：他责备的好像不是我。可神原和彦明显在生气。他低头看着麦当劳店里的地板。 他在生谁的气呢？ “浅井松子死得真亏。她太倒霉了，如果能早一点……为她做些什么的话，或许她就不会死了。” 说得好像三中的全体人员害死了浅井松子似的。神原是在为这个生气吗？ “我们要去见三宅树理吗？” 听到健一的问题，神原这才抬起了头。 “现在这样的情况下，见了也没什么意思吧。” “也是。”健一毫无目的地用手指按着托盘。他总想干点什么。 神原眉头紧锁，凑过脸来，低声问道：“三宅树理真的那么难看？” 健一一时有些不知所措，差点笑了出来。神原和彦的问题太奇怪了吧。 “她脸上的粉刺很严重。” 神原皱起的眉头一下子舒展开来。“哦……”他提高嗓音，“是这么回事啊。” “那可不是一般的青春痘。看着都觉得可怜了。” “不是觉得可怜，是真的很可怜吧。这可不是她本人的错。” “这个……倒也是。可她的性格也很蛮横，应该说是自我意识过剩吧。奇怪的是，她还处处跟藤野凉子作对。” “女生之间嘛，这并不奇怪。” 话是这么说……健一在心里嘀咕着。把藤野凉子当竞争对手，也太不自量力了。就因为这样才招人讨厌吧。 “这样的话，”神原和彦好像一下子放松下来，将身体靠在椅背上，“三宅树理一开口，形势就会立刻对我方有利了。” 他的语气有点没心没肺的。健一再次凝视起神原的脸。 这家伙，说不定还是挺冷酷的？ 父亲发酒疯，殴打妻子致死后自杀身亡。神原和彦那张眉清目秀的脸的背后，分明隐藏着极为少见的惨痛经历。 为了抛开这个念头，健一再次强调：“三宅树理绝不会坦白。” “会的。”神原立刻反驳，“可以想办法促使她坦白。” “你不了解三宅树理，她可不是这样的人，绝不会老老实实地坦白。她极度自卑，又对大出俊次恨之入骨。” “大出对她做了足以令她痛恨的事吧？既然如此，恨之入骨也是理所当然的。”神原的话语里没有丝毫的踌躇。 “理所当然……可我们站在为大出辩护的立场上，对吧？” “为他洗刷杀死柏木的冤屈罢了，没有必要包庇他欺负同学的事实。只要在这方面觉得痛快，三宅树理自会说出真相。” 让她痛快？在法庭上？野田健一差点被自己的想象压跨了—— 三宅树理站在证人席上回答辩护方的问题：是的，写那封举报信的是我，我被大出他们欺负得很惨，觉得这是个报复的好机会。 三宅树理痛哭流涕，却能口齿清晰地回答问题。她已经不害怕开口说话了。 接着，神原辩护人让被告站到证人席上：大出，你有没有欺负过三宅树理？ 大出俊次不可能好好回答，于是神原辩护人进一步追问：你认为三宅树理为什么要冤枉你？你有没有线索？ 那都是丑八怪的胡言乱语。完全是放屁。 那么三宅树理为什么要写举报信陷害你？ 谁知道啊？我就是个受害者。 对三宅树理而言，你就是个加害者，难道不是吗？ 健一又开始流汗了：“大出怎么会承认他欺负过三宅树理呢？” “不承认就不能洗清杀人嫌疑。” 他果然很无情，竟要逼迫大出做出如此选择。 当然，有条不紊地证明捏造举报信的过程以及三宅树理的动机，是最正确的辩护方法。因为所谓辩护并不意味着包庇。 健一的汗水流淌出一条发亮的轨迹，从太阳穴延伸至脸颊。 “这么做，会挨大出的揍的。” “就要做到不挨他的揍。” “三宅树理也可能在开口之前自杀啊。老师们不就是害怕这个，才不敢碰她的吗？” “如果她想自杀，那早就自杀了。” 曾与神原和彦在学校边门处相遇的情景再次浮现在野田健一的脑海中。他有一双看到过对岸风景的眼睛。是的，这家伙知道对岸是什么样子的。 “我说，”神原拿过托盘，站起身来，“我们该出发了。”
桥田佑太郎与母亲光子和妹妹三个人一起生活。母亲在当地开了一家名为“梓屋”的烧烤店。那是一栋狭小破旧的木结构二层建筑，一楼是店铺，二楼是他们的住宅。 桥田将井口从教学楼三楼窗口扔下去的事件，造成了全校性的轰动，而野田健一在此之前从未关注过桥田佑太郎。对于这起事件，他也只是冷淡地理解为大出俊次的两个跟屁虫在狗咬狗。 当时，桥田佑太郎一直坚持来校上学，这反倒成了议论性话题，健一也曾因此稍稍留意过他，但并没有太放在心上。自从举报信东窗事发、《新闻探秘》节目播出以来，大出俊次就一直拒绝来校，追随他的井口充也不上学了。桥田佑太郎却反其道而行之，还参加了篮球社的活动。 打架事件那天，井口充是为了找桥田佑太郎的茬才来学校的，结果身负重伤。这下可好，真不得不长期休学了。 走在去“梓屋”的路上，野田健一向神原和彦讲述了这些经过。健一没有去过“梓屋”，不过在出门时多次经过那里，所以他知道具体地点，用不着打听。那是和天秤座大道或其他小型商业街都不沾边的一家孤零零的店。健一时常会担心，这家店撑得住吗？ “桥田会不会不在家？不过，现在担心这个也已经晚了。”健一突然想到，那家伙不会去了少教所吧？ “不用担心。北尾老师说他在家，正在帮母亲干活。” 健一暗暗吃惊：他问得可真周全。 “我听说桥田不仅和井口不合，还主动和大出拉开距离。”神原和彦说。 “这样的传闻确实有。” “所以野田你真的对他们不怎么关心啊。桥田一个人来上学，你也没觉得有什么含义，对吧？” 他的口气既非责备也非失望，似乎只是在确认事实。于是健一承认：“我不善于跟那些家伙打交道。我根本没法理解他们。” "I see." “真的吗？”健一禁不住看了看神原的脸，“东都大学附中没有这种人吧？你们个个都是优等生，不会有人因为学习好而遭人嫉恨吧。我要是能上大学附中或英明这样的私立名校，说不定能更加自由自在了。” “也不是一个也没有。”神原微笑道，“就算有，也不会表现得太明显，因为让学校知道的话，就会立刻被勒令退学。” 能进入这些名校的学生如果放到一般的学校里，肯定个个都能进前十名。但即使全是优等生，聚在一起后还是能分得出优劣，也会出现无论如何用功，成绩也上不去，并因此而自暴自弃的学生。 “也会有欺凌事件。” "Have it?" “有啊。不过都是玩阴的，比如根据父母的经济实力和社会地位编排上下关系。像我这样的，自然会被排在最底层。”神原和彦笑道，“因为我的父母都是工匠。” 神原的父母——养父母到底是做什么的，他一次都没提到过。健一犹豫片刻，问道：“你的父母都是干什么的呢？” “和裁。”神原和彦立刻爽快地回答道。健一一下子没反应过来。和裁？ “就是缝制和服的裁缝。” “啊，是这样啊。”健一一下子想不出什么奉承的话来，只能干着急，“那、那不是传统工艺吗？” “哪有这么高级，不过是给百货公司做点手工活而已。” “这么说，你父母都是在家里干活的？” “基本上是吧。一年中会有几次跟着师傅到京都去帮忙，都是在赶制能乐戏服的时候。” 这不就是传统工艺吗？very impressive.我还是第一次有这样的朋友呢。野田健一越发兴奋了。 “做这种工作最酷了。比银行、证券公司之类的更有意义。” “干这个赚不到钱，真的指望不上啊。” 可即使如此，神原的养父母不是供他上了名校吗？ “那是因为我有着不同寻常的过去。”神原和彦毫无顾忌地继续说，“虽说我已经改了姓名，应该不会有人注意到我与那起事件的关联。可父母还是会担心，万一有人注意到，传出什么风声，我就会成为欺凌事件的受害者。” 据说大学附中或私立中学更擅长应对这类事件。 “在家里也会讨论这些事吗？” “是啊。”神原继续毫不在意地说，“毕竟我自己就记得清清楚楚，就不需要对我隐瞒。” 让养子和过去一刀两断，这说起来简单，要做得彻底着实不容易。但神原的养父母依然在努力着。 健一心里很不是滋味，想说什么却又说不出来。对方已经坦诚相告，自己却仍然隐藏着心中的秘密，这也太卑鄙了。一吐为快的冲动在他心中油然而生：其实，我曾想过要杀死我的父母。事到如今，他已经搞不清楚自己当初是怎么想的了…… etc.神原和彦谈及的过去，是他七岁时父母之间爆发的事件。而健一的秘密，是最近自己差一点主动闯下的大祸。这根本没有可比性，更不能轻描淡写地来一句：我们都走出了黑暗过去的阴影。 健一想说些别的话题让自己平静下来，却不知该说什么好，只能一个劲地流汗。 这时，神原停下脚步，说道：“是那家挂着招牌的店吗？” 前方三十米开外，一顶红色的遮雨棚上挂着一块招牌，上头用油漆写着“梓屋”二字，这条路有一点左拐的弧度，所以即使离得很远也能看到。 “招牌都褪色了。” “是吧？所以我说，他们还真撑得住。” 神原和彦观察了一下沿街的建筑。这里和城东三中学区内的情况基本相同，是商业区和准工业区的混合地带，而住宅区位于离车站相当远的地段。 “仓库、物流中心什么的很多啊。” 陈旧的木结构房屋、崭新却十分单薄的铅笔楼、个体经营者的商铺兼住宅组成的街道中，零星混杂着一些窗户很少的大型建筑，整体给人杂乱无章的印象。道路也不宽敞，狭窄的双车道还不时有大型货车开过，这些车也许和街道中那些大型建筑有关。 “这里是通往北边主干道的近路。以前曾是大型化工厂或电线工厂的地方，现在都成了仓库。” 健一以当地人的身份向神原和彦作了介绍。神原则颇为好奇地四处张望着。 在学生时代，比起自家周围，人们往往对学校周边的环境更加熟悉。而上小学或初中时就到远离自家的地方上学的学生，与在自家附近上学的学生相比，看到的日常景色也会截然不同。想到神原肯定也是如此，健一便不由得羡慕起他来。他知晓的世界要比自己大得多，他不熟悉这里，但更了解外面的世界。 “在那些仓库里工作的人，下班后时常会去梓屋坐一坐，喝上一杯，他们都算老主顾了。这么看来，梓屋所处的地段也不算太差。” 靠近梓屋时，两人都不知不觉地放轻脚步，停止了谈话。 梓屋只有一间门面，拉门关得紧紧的，门上挂着“准备中”的牌子。抬头一看，二楼的晒台上晾晒着许多物品。有T恤衫、浴巾、围巾和内裤。健一看到了女孩穿的内裤，连忙转移视线。 “他家的出入口在屋后吧？”神原和彦说着，向边上那条狭窄的弄堂里张望。那里乱七八糟地堆放着垃圾箱和自行车，可看样子要绕到屋后去也只有这一条路。 健一拉了拉神原的袖子：“有没有听到自来水的声音？” 两人侧耳静听，确实有“唰——唰——”的流水声。 “有人吗？”神原朝弄堂深处喊了一嗓子，没有回音，依然只有“唰——唰——”的流水声。 房屋侧壁的护墙板破损不堪，上头钉了不少白铁皮，很不美观。神原和彦侧过身体，开始向弄堂深处走去。 “有人吗？”他不紧不慢地喊道，嗓子有点沙哑。健一看到有蟑螂从白铁皮下面爬出来，吓了一大跳。 “有人……” 水声停止了。弄堂尽头的细长空间处探出一个脑袋。因为背光，看不清脸，不过那个脑袋的位置相当高。 “是桥田吗？”神原和彦间道。那颗高高的脑袋并不答话。 “你是城东三中的桥田佑太郎吧？” 健一没有走进弄堂的勇气，只是在原处高喊：“喂，我是野田，野田健一，城东三中的。” 那颗脑袋还是一动不动。神原和彦的身体紧贴在墙壁上，就像越狱的囚犯被探照灯盯上似的。 “我说你们，”是桥田的声音，他的全身终于露了出来，“在那里干吗呢？”
原来要去梓屋的后门，不能走沿街一侧的弄堂，而是要从别的小路绕过去。 那儿是梓屋的厨房，从敞开的拉门处可以看到里面脏兮兮的煤气炉和油腻腻的铝合金水槽，还有烤鸡肉串的烤架，这里的烧烤用的不是炭烤。 桥田佑太郎正在那里洗菜，箩筐里堆满了洋葱、青菜和大蒜。怪不得刚才会有自来水的声音，现在水龙头还在滴水，大概是太陈旧了关不紧吧。 那里也是进入桥田家生活区域的入口。有一架楼梯紧靠着门口通向上方，坡度很陡，走上去几乎要磕到鼻尖。下面连个脱鞋的地方都没有，估计他们是穿着鞋上楼的。 违章搭建是确凿无疑的，也许还触犯了消防法。要是楼下的煤气炉或烤架引发火灾，住在楼上的人根本无法通过这架楼梯逃生。楼梯上还堆着不少旧报纸和垃圾袋，只留下一只脚能踩进去的空间。 这种地方，即使桥田佑太郎招呼他们进屋，健一也不会应声进入。神原尽管脸上若无其事，心底大概和健一差不多。他早早地坐到门口堆放的啤酒箱上，不停拍打着肩膀和袖口处粘上的蜘蛛网。 屋后的小路看来像是私人修建的，宽度只有一米多，路面上没有铺任何东西。对面是另一排建筑的背面，新旧不一的外墙有着各式各样的颜色，述靠墙放着外置热水器、空调外机，组成极不规范的马赛克图案。各户人家房屋之间只有三十公分左右的间隔。 这边烤着鸡肉串，对面就得饱受烟熏之苦吧？其中有一栋挺豪华的三层房屋，漂亮的外墙看来没多久就会被熏黑。不，现在已经熏黑了。健一按常识推测，桥田一家和街坊邻居应该冲突不断。 "Uh...that..." 由于桥田佑本郎的脸上毫无表情，连能说会道的神原和彦一时也不知该怎么开口，只能求援似的看了野田健一一眼。 “刚才我说过，我是野田健一” 桥田佑太郎用迷惑的眼神看了看健一。他上身穿着件湿漉漉的T恤，下身是长至膝盖的中裤，脚上拖着一双塑料凉鞋，浑身都散发着汗臭味儿。 “你可能不认识我，我们是同年级的。” 健一的语气畏畏缩缩，像在努力辩解着什么。桥田慢吞吞地转动脖子，将视线移到神原脸上。他的表情似乎在说：你我倒是认识，可这家伙是谁？ “他是神原和彦，在校内审判中担任大出的辩护人。他不是三中的学生，大家都认为以他的立场能够作出更公正的辩护。北尾老师也同意了。” 健一是小个子，神原也半斤八两，何况他现在还坐着。而即使在篮球社，桥田佑太郎也算个子高的。如今他一声不吭，正居高临下地看着两人。 健一觉得，他们跟桥田之间的区别简直像大人和小孩，还不仅仅是因为个头上的差别。how to say?桥田他有点显老。并不是少年老成的意思，而且他看上去如此疲惫与滞重。这家伙还有点驼背吗？即使如此，也要比我们高出好多。 “校内审判的事，你还不知道吧？虽说应该有信寄来。”神原和彦像小鸟一样天真地眨了眨眼睛。 水龙头还在滴水。刚才桥田一