Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Tsugaru Minor

Kamei was baffled.Although he has met Morishita for more than 20 years, he believes that Morishita's personality will never change easily when he was in high school. Morishita has a strong sense of justice, but he is definitely not someone who fights casually.On the contrary, he hated fighting very much.Besides, he is now a high school teacher.Although the profession of a teacher is not a sacred profession, no matter what happens, there will be no violent injuries. Kamei came to the Ikebukuro Police Station and immediately found Fujii, the young policeman in charge of the matter. "You're here. This is really helpful." Fujita seemed relieved, and said to Kamei.

"How is Morishita now?" "He was eating rice bowls without any concern. I just asked him a few words, but when it came to key issues, he immediately spoke the Northeast dialect, and he spoke so quickly that I couldn't understand a word." "Where are you from?" "Tokyo." "No wonder. Let me meet Morishita!" "please!" Detective Fujita immediately took Kamei to the second floor. Morishita was eating the rice bowl nervously.When he saw Kamei, he grinned and said, "You're here." "What did you do?" Kamei asked after sitting down beside Morishita.

"I found that guy in a bar in Ikebukuro," Morishita said angrily. "Found it? Found Noriko Matsuki?" "No. If I find her, I will take her back to Aomori no matter what. What I found was the waiter she stabbed." "Is it Xishan?" "Yes. I found this guy with great difficulty. At first, I begged him to tell me where Matsuki Noriko lives. I even saluted him!" "Then why did you hit him again?" "That guy from Xishan told me that it was because of her that he had only been in the hospital for a few months. If I were her friend, I should pay him compensation. It would be fine if he just said that, and then started to scold She comes, calls her a sex maniac, calls her a pheasant. My students are being abused and it pisses me off."

"So you hit him?" "When I realized that I had done something stupid, I beat him." Morishita scratched his hair with two clumsy hands and said, "What will they do to me?" "If it's just a normal fight, you can release it immediately. But if the other party sues you, it will be troublesome." "I can't stay here forever. I have to look for Matsuki Noriko!" "Calm down!" Kamei pressed Morishita who was about to stand up, and comforted him, "I'll find a way for you." "Is there a way?" "I'll go to see Xishan and ask him to withdraw the prosecution. But, does Xishan seem to know the current address of Matsuki Noriko?"

"Who knew! I beat him before I asked about such an important matter." "You wait here!" Kamei patted Morishita on the shoulder lightly, walked out of the room, and found the young Fujita detective just now. "How?" Fujita asked. "I asked about the situation. What's the name of the guy named Nishiyama that Morishita hit?" Fujita opened the notepad and said, "My name is Eiji Nishiyama, 35 years old." "Where can I find him?" "In the K emergency hospital, it was taken away by an ambulance." "Is hospitalised?"

"However, he only suffered a slight injury and healed in about a week." "Please help me to check, does Eiji Nishiyama have any criminal record?" "Has this man done anything bad?" "Please check first! I'll wait here." After Kamei finished speaking, she sat on an empty chair and lit a cigarette. About five or six minutes later, Fujita came back and said: "He has two previous convictions. He was 23 years old and served 10 months in prison for assault. Later, when he was 30 years old, he served 1 year in prison for fraud. " "Thank you." Kamei said.He thought that these materials might be used as exchange conditions.He asked for the address of K Hospital where Nishiyama lived, and left the Ikebukuro Police Station.

At night, Kamei walked along the street to K Hospital.Like Shinjuku and Shibuya, Ikebukuro has many young people on the streets.They swam around arrogantly, and the middle-aged man with a family seemed very cautious. Kamei wondered as he walked, among those young people, are there anyone born in Tohoku, especially Aomori? K Hospital is closed.Kamei walked into the hospital through the small door marked Staff Entrance, and showed his police ID to the nurse on duty. "Is there a man named Xishan living here? He was sent here after being injured today." "He lives in Ward 302 on the third floor." The nurse said expressionlessly.

"I want to ask him something, is that okay?" "Please! It's not time to turn off the lights, and he may not be asleep. The stairs are at the end of the corridor." "thanks." Kamei walked to the end of the corridor and climbed the stairs with cleats.As soon as he reached the third floor, he saw a middle-aged patient at the end of the corridor lying on the phone next to the public phone.It seems that he is making a call to a place far away, and he is talking quickly while quickly throwing 10 yuan coins into the phone. There are two patients in Ward 302.A young man in his mid-twenties was watching TV, and Xishan was smoking a cigarette boredly.

He was indeed a good-looking man, very casual, but very handsome, and I seemed to be very aware of this. Hearing that Kamei was a policeman, he immediately became alert. "What's up?" "I heard you sued Morishita?" "Of course. Isn't he a high school teacher? Why do teachers beat people? That kind of bastard teacher should go to jail!" "Just like you, you provoked an incident and were imprisoned, right?" As soon as Kamei finished speaking, Xishan's face immediately turned pale. "That was a long time ago." "Yes! But, you know Matsuki Noriko, don't you?"

"Yeah, after I was stabbed by her, everything went wrong. Since then, things have never gone well." Xishan sighed. "Isn't it an honor for a pervert like you to be stabbed by a woman?" "Do not make jokes!" "Where is she now?" "I have no idea." "You mean, after that incident, you won't have the face to see her again?" "yes!" "No, you lied." "what?" "From your appearance, it can be seen that you are a person with a slimy personality and a strong desire for revenge. Besides, you were stabbed by a 22-year-old girl. You naturally think that this is something that damages the dignity of a man, no Let her go, right?" Kamei asked confidently, he knew people like Xishan very well.

Although people like Xishan have no skills, they are extremely cold, with a mucus personality, like a snake, and they often entangle people tightly and don't let go.If you think he is just an incompetent pervert and despise him, you will definitely receive cruel and insidious revenge from such a person.According to his character, if he was beaten, he was not eager to retaliate immediately, but waited patiently for the opportunity of revenge.Among the hooligans who specialize in pornography for a living, there are many such people. "You looked for her, and found her, right?" Kamei stared at the other person's face. After hearing this, Xishan smacked his lips in boredom and asked, "So what if you know?" "I want to tell Morishita immediately. He is worried about Matsuki Noriko, so he came to Tokyo to find her." After listening to Kamei's words, Nishiyama suddenly sneered for some reason. Kamei asked him with a sullen face, "What's so ridiculous?" "You policeman is also a good man!" "What did you say?" "He was worried about the students he taught, so he came to Tokyo. He turned out to be an amiable high school teacher!" "What's so strange about that?" "Strange! It's incomprehensible." "What's so strange?" "Did that teacher tell you that?" "Yes, it is." "Do you really believe what he says?" "Why don't you believe it?" "So Mr. Police may not like to hear it. That teacher is a beast." "What did you say?" "Can you stop being so scary? Mr. Police, don't you know why he became like that?" "It's not because I fell in love with someone like you!" "She was obsessed with me and used a knife. This is true. However, Ke Chu was not like that. When I first saw her, she was already pregnant." "Ok?" "Of course, that's not my child. That man was her high school teacher. He came to Tokyo to find her, claiming to investigate the situation of students in Tokyo after graduation. She was very naive at the time, thinking that the teacher came to visit specially, and was very happy. Invited him to the apartment to entertain him. But the teacher suddenly turned into a wolf and rushed towards her. It was scary! As a result, she was pregnant. But the teacher returned to his hometown and pretended not to know. He might be I was afraid that my family would be destroyed! So, I paid her for the operation. Later, we became good friends. Didn’t you say that the high school teacher came to her in Tokyo again? Maybe he wanted to save himself Redemption. But, in my opinion, it's ridiculous. That guy just stands by and doesn't care about her while she lives and dies and is tormented!" "Don't talk nonsense!" Kamei shouted angrily, grabbing the other party's collar. Panting in pain, Xishan yelled, "Slap me if you want! However, what I just said is the truth." "Who told you that?" "Of course it was her. She told me that. Weeping and talking. If you don't believe me, go ask that bastard teacher!" "Where is Matsuki Noriko now?" Kamei restrained herself from asking. "She doesn't want to see that teacher!" "I'm going to ask her myself about this. Where is Noriko Matsuki?" "When I saw her, she was working at a restaurant in Asakusa, a restaurant specializing in special dishes, named Tsugaru." "What did you do when you found her?" "I didn't do anything. But it's still a love affair. I haven't seen you for a long time. I just wanted to say hello." "Just greeting?" Kamei smiled wryly. He desperately searched for the woman who stabbed him, and finally found it, and he would never just say hello and let it go. "You must have extorted money from her! If so, I will sue you for intimidation." Seeing Kamei staring at him, Xishan grinned and said, "Where did it go! If you don't believe me, you can ask her." "Okay! I have to confirm this point. I said, do you still want to sue Morishita?" "Okay, let's go private!" Xishan agreed happily, maybe he was just trying to get a sum of money. Kamei went outside, and the night grew darker.He intercepted a taxi and headed for Asakusa.His face looked listless, and Xishan's words were like a sharp thorn, which hurt him deeply. Kamei thought he knew Morishita's character well.In high school, he seemed dull, but he was a very serious person. Morishita doesn't seem to have changed from his high school days.Perhaps Kamei himself was used to living in Tokyo, and he felt that Morishita had become more simple and reticent. He couldn't believe that Morishita would have sex with his own student and get her pregnant! "Nishiyama must be lying!" Kamei said to herself.He felt that it was inappropriate to have even a little doubt about Morishita. However, even though he thought so, Kamei had deep doubts in his heart, which he couldn't get rid of no matter what. People like Xishan can lie at will without blushing. As long as it is beneficial to him, he can even betray his own mother and father.He is that kind of person.However, for some reason, only these words about Morishita always seemed to him to be true. Morishita is a kind person.He usually treats students not strictly, but may be full of love.Therefore, when he learned that a student he taught was missing in Tokyo, he went to Tokyo to find her.Kamei thought that his heart was filled with the teacher's love. However, thinking about it calmly, Morishita's behavior is always somewhat unnatural. Although she is a student she taught, Matsuki Noriko is already 22 years old, and she is fully grown up.Although her whereabouts are unknown, she can take responsibility for herself. Thinking about it this way, Morishita's behavior is indeed somewhat abnormal.Could there be something beyond the teacher-student relationship?Because of this, he came to Tokyo on purpose! Nishiyama said he came to Tokyo to atone for his sins. "Is that so?" When Kamei was puzzled by this, the taxi had arrived in Asakusa.Kamei made up his mind. "All in all, let's see Matsuki Noriko first and ask about the situation!" The "Tsugaru" style restaurant is located about seven or eight minutes away from the subway Tawaramachi station.Walking towards the International Theater and near Rendan Pagoda, he heard a burst of Tsugaru folk songs, so he quickly found this restaurant. He opened the glass door and walked into the restaurant, and immediately found that the decoration in the restaurant had a rustic atmosphere.There is a huge hearth in the middle, and the guests sit around the stove, drinking local wine from Northeast China, and savoring their hometown meals with relish. There are coir raincoats and bamboo hats hanging on the wall, as well as landscape photos of Tsugaru.Obviously, this is an artificial fake Tsugaru, but the guests are happily chatting in the Northeast dialect. The staff in the restaurant, regardless of gender, wear kimonos and entertain guests with a Northeast dialect. Kamei also sat down next to a middle-aged guest.At this time, a waitress came to the front.He ordered a meal of herring and showed her a picture of Matsuki Noriko. "Is this girl working here too?" "Is it Sister Kiko?" said the round-faced girl of eighteen or nineteen years old. "She rests today?" "She quit her job." "when?" "About a week ago!" "Did she say where she was going after she resigned?" "What's your relationship with Kiko-san?" "Entrusted by her family, we are looking for her." "Then I'll tell you. She's going back to Aomori." "Really?" "yes." "A man named Xishan came to look for her before?" After listening to Kamei's description of Nishiyama's appearance, the girl nodded and said, "I know this person. I came to look for Sister Kiko around the 15th of last month." "Maybe he was threatening?" "It seems to be. But sister Kiko doesn't care." "why?" "Because Sister Ji Zi has a reliable friend!" The girl smiled slightly after she finished speaking. "Do you know that person?" "I haven't met him. However, he seems to be a very remarkable person. Sister Jizi often mentions him." "What does she often say about him?" It seems that this girl is very talkative. When Kamei asked, she moved her face closer and said: "I heard that sister Kiko committed a crime, so she hated Tokyo. She planned to go back to Aomori and went to Ueno Station. However, she didn't want to meet her family in this way. It is said that she hesitated for a while, undecided whether to boarding." "yes?" "I understand Kiko's feelings at that time. I often want to go back to my hometown and go to Ueno Station from time to time. But I can't make up my mind." "Are you from Aomori too?" "I was originally from Fukushima. However, I told the manager here that I was from Tsugaru." The girl burst out laughing again. "What happened to her at Ueno Station?" "Ah, Sister Kiko was hesitating, and saw a man hesitating there. He also sensed Sister Kiko's mood, so he came over to strike up a conversation with her. Only then did he realize that both of them are from Aomori. This is The one of Miss Kiko. Later, the two agreed to reopen in Tokyo. She returned to Aomori this time. Maybe she went with him.” "Didn't you hear his name?" "Sister Ji Zi didn't tell me. She just said that his situation was very similar to her own." "A pair of lovers in very similar situations?" Kamei thought, what does this mean?Does it mean that they are all from Aomori and have come to Tokyo?Or are there further similarities between the two? A guest held a microphone and sang "Tsugaru Minor" to the accompaniment of the tape recorder.Kamei took the opportunity to stand up from his seat. When Kamei returned to the Ikebukuro Police Station, Nishiyama had withdrawn the prosecution, and the formalities for Morigami's release had also been completed. "I'm just going to cause you trouble." Morishita went to the street late at night and saluted Kamei. "You don't have to be polite. The important thing is that Matsuki Noriko's whereabouts have been clarified." "real?" "Yes." Kamei nodded, and told Morishita what he heard at the "Tsugaru" restaurant in Asakusa. "If the girl is not lying, Matsuki Noriko has already returned to Aomori with her new lover." "So she and I just missed it." "may be!" "I'll hang up the phone right away and ask. If she's gone back, I'll be relieved." "Yes!" Kamei's mood became heavy again. There was a lot of doubt on his face.He wanted to ask Morishita, but it was hard to say it. "What's wrong with you?" Morishita looked at Kamei and said worriedly, "I'm really sorry for causing you a lot of trouble." "That's nothing!" Kamei didn't seem to be talking to Morishita, but was angry with himself. Morishita looked at Kamei with a surprised expression. "Did my words offend you? If so, I apologize." "I want to ask you something, please tell the truth." "Okay, you can ask whatever you want!" "Are you looking for Noriko Matsuki just because she was a student you taught? Or is there another reason?" Kamei stared closely at Morishita's face. Morishita had a puzzled look on his face, and as if to put it off, he laughed loudly on purpose. "Your question is kind of weird." "Please don't be sloppy!" Kamei said sadly. Morishita lowered his head and remained silent. Kamei looked even more sad. "I don't want to blame you. You have to understand this!" He said: "I just want to know the real situation. Nishiyama said that you had an improper relationship with Matsuki Noriko, she was pregnant and had an abortion, you gave up the vacation I came to Tokyo to find her to atone for my sin." "..." "If you really don't want to say it, forget it. It's too regrettable." "Wait a minute!" Morishita suddenly knelt down on his knees and said, "I was really possessed at that time. Of course, this may be an excuse. I was crazy about her young beauty. This is my truth. But , I don’t want to ruin my family because of this. I’m too irresponsible. When I heard that she was pregnant, I fled back to Aomori. It’s true. Regardless of her life, I ran away. After returning, I actually pretended to be nonchalant and shamelessly stood on the podium to give lectures to the students." "During this period, was Noriko Matsuki having the abortion herself?" "yes." "Didn't I ask you for help?" "I have sent letters twice. However, I was afraid that my family would find out, so I secretly burned them. Nishiyama is right. I am looking for Matsuki Noriko to atone for my sins. Of course, I know that it is impossible to get forgiveness..." Morishita lowered his head and muttered. Morishita in front of Kamei has become a completely different person.There was nothing of an honest educator in his face.It's just a man's face. "Thank you for telling the truth," Kamei said.His heart was still heavy.However, if Morishita didn't tell the truth, Kamei would look down on him even more.If that were the case, there would no longer be any friendship between the two. "It's better to call Aomori immediately and find out if Noriko Matsuki has returned to Aomori!"