Chapter 9 Chapter nine

Kawashima barely borrowed 10,000 yen from the guard, held it in his hand, and walked from the basement to the gate.Tsurumaki and the woman were still standing there.Accompanied by such a woman who watched closely, Tsurumaki didn't dare to be too rude to Kawashima. "Okay, Mr. Tsurumaki, take this..." Saying that, Kawashima stuffed the 10,000-yen bill in his hand. Tsurumaki glanced between his fingers. "It's really troublesome for you." He thanked Kawashima.A humble smile unfolded on his face.From the looks of it, he originally planned to make this trip for nothing, and with this ten thousand yuan, he is already content.

"No, I paid late..." Kawashima said without expression. "How about going to Hamaoka's house in two days?" He Juan took the money, probably because he wanted to entertain him, and smiled to persuade him. "No, thank you. Like this, I too..." Kawashima said with a wry smile. "Really. In that case, come when you feel better. Everyone is waiting for you." After speaking, he urged the woman to leave the gate of the yamen.That fox-like thin-faced woman didn't say hello to Kawashima until the end.Bright sunlight shines on the backs of the two of them, and their backs remain in the scenery outside the door, like light smoke.

Kawashima returned to his office seat.While sorting out the documents sent over when I went out to talk, I was thinking about borrowing money.I can't read the documents in front of me at all, and I can't listen to what my subordinates say. How can such a miserable debt be cleared?The 30,000 yen I borrowed from a small loan company that I planned to keep until the end and not spend it was gone in a blink of an eye.From now on, I can only squeeze money out of my nearly exhausted salary pockets to pay off my debts.The monthly salary that can be taken home is only 10,000 won.I had been careful and careful not to let such a situation happen, but it still happened, a complete failure.It's really scary.Now I am standing beside the abyss where the cold wind blows from below, my legs tremble.

When playing mahjong, sometimes I want to put all my eggs in one basket and try to win or lose. Once the storm is over, I immediately regain my vigilance, but now I even feel afraid.After a rough calculation of the debts, except for the overdraft part of the accounting department, the money borrowed from the Ford Club and the money borrowed from the guards add up to 100,000 yen.If these two sums of money are not paid off at once, the interest will be terribly delayed, and it will be embarrassing every month. He lost more than 300,000 yen playing mahjong.There is no way to ask for help.I can't tell my wife that he has no one to rely on in Tokyo, and he has no relatives who can move around.

"My pocket money can only be reduced to a minimum. I only eat bread at noon, and I don't drink the coffee I like. I don't smoke. I don't buy socks. Who knows this kind of hardship! My wife can't help Make the family poor." On the way home, he burst into tears. After Tsurumaki came, two days later, this time it was Kondo who wrote the signboard who came to the yamen to look for him. When I walked out, I saw Kondo with a bad face standing beside the reception room at the gate.His hair was messed up and his clothes were wrinkled. When Kondo saw Kawashima, he immediately leaned forward to greet him.

"It happened to be nearby..." That's what he said, of course he came here to ask for money, he didn't say anything, but blinked his eyes to show that meaning. Kondo must have heard the news from Tsurumaki.Since Tsurumaki can get the money, he should be able to get it too.Maybe it was Hejuan who persuaded him to come. Kondo was a little at a loss when he came to a strange place.Therefore, Kawashima also took some courage and said: "Although it is more inconvenient for Mr. Kondo, can't you wait a few more days?" Kondo didn't answer, just looked at the ground.That means, since there is money for Tsurumaki, why not give it to me?

Kawashima gradually felt the pressure from Kondo, who was always standing at the gate with his head bowed and silent.Kondo is more sticky than Tsurumaki.In that way, it is a yin and yin character. In fact, Kawashima only had five hundred yen in his wallet.If there are two or three thousand yuan, he can be sent away immediately.With only five hundred yuan, it is impossible to do it anyway.However, I can no longer go to the guards to borrow money for emergency. "Pay as much as you want!" It took Kondo a long time to squeeze out such a sentence.The money owed to Kondo is 26,000 yen.

"I'm really sorry, but I have no money around me. I hope you'll wait a little longer for the money I owe you. ... No, I must pay it back. Although I can't pay it all at once, after three or four days, I have to pay some of it back. " Kawashima whispered, wanting to leave that place. Kondo remained the same, standing still. "Three or four days?" Kondo raised his thin face. Kondo often coughs.When I saw him at Hamaoka's house, maybe it was because of the lighting, but his complexion was fine; when I saw him under the sun today, there was no trace of red on his face, it was completely gloomy.Judging by that air, his lung disease must be quite serious.That being the case, Kondo can't do more signboard writing business because he plays cards until late at night every night. In other words, gambling is his way of earning living expenses.He played sparrows well and probably went that route.

"Mr. Kawashima, to be honest, I only want 10,000 yen today. If 10,000 yen is not convenient, six or seven thousand yen will be fine, right?" Although Kondo was still humble, his words became a little tougher. In the end, he still borrowed 5,000 yen from his subordinate, explaining that he had paid off his salary, handed it over to Kondo, and sent him away.Kondo said that if he didn't pay, he would go to Kawashima's house to ask for the debt, and Kawashima had to admit defeat. What should we do in the future?Surrounded by the wall of debt, Kawashima was suffocated and breathless.From now on, Tsurumaki and Kondo will definitely come to the Yamen constantly.Since you can't meet at Hamaoka's house, if the other party doesn't come here, you won't get the money.Kondo even said that he would not hesitate to visit his home to collect debts.

It's strange that Tian Suo didn't show up all this time.Perhaps because he was a construction foreman, he had more money.However, he will not fail to hear the whereabouts of Tsurumaki and Kondo, knowing that they will come soon.The most gambling debts are owed to Tiansuo.It's strange that Tian Suo doesn't come to ask for money. During the day, someone came to the Yamen to collect debts, and Chuan Dao felt uneasy.The person in the reception room at the gate seemed to have discovered the situation, so when he was talking with Kondo, he kept looking over with a curious expression.

I tried all kinds of ways to re-borrow to cope with the future, but I couldn't find a good idea. Kawashima began to understand the robber's psychology.In the past, when I read the newspapers, I often saw news about people robbing two or three thousand yuan. I thought that this kind of person, for such a small amount of money, committed such a big crime, what a fool.However, the current Kawashima wants to snatch even two or three thousand yuan as long as he can guarantee that he will not be caught by the police. There has been no progress in entrusting others to sell the forest in their hometown.Judging from the current situation, no matter what the price is, it has to be sold.Three pennies are not worth two pennies, so they have to be sold.All in all, get some cash early on.There is no time to think about gains and losses. He leaned over the table of his desk and wrote letters to friends in his hometown.After finishing writing, send it by express letter, and feel a little at ease.No matter how slow the countryman is, this time, he will probably run faster. However, before selling the forest, there are still problems.I don't have a penny in front of me. At this time, Kawashima thought of the small money lenders on the street. Last time, when I went to the Ford Club, there was a person in front of me who wanted to borrow money but couldn't. Later, I heard from the clerk that this person had been notified by his peers that the loan was often not repaid, so he could not be released.From this point of view, I have only borrowed once, and it may not be a big problem to find one or two lenders to borrow money. So I took the phone book and found the classified lending bar.Unexpectedly, small money lenders have a lot of accounts.Kawashima was relieved.With so many, it will be easier to borrow. Kawashima tried his best to choose a place far away from Fudesha, and when it was time for a lunch break, he didn't even eat, so he took the subway to Shinjuku.There is a Mingyou Club, just above the noodle shop.The room is very small, and with a fat woman, there are only three clerks, which is much worse than the size of the Ford Club. However, since Mingyoushe is small, it may be easier to borrow money.Kawashima first proposed to borrow 70,000 yen. The fat woman looked at his business card, said "please wait a moment", and went to the bald man who didn't know whether he was the president or the director to discuss it.Kawashima sat on a bench with loose springs, lit a cigarette, leisurely, and slowly looked at the peer notice list on the wall.The mood was completely different from that time when I went to the Ford Club, and I didn't feel any embarrassment when I was bold. After waiting for ten minutes, Bald asked Kawashima to come to the counter.The first question is, have you ever borrowed money from our peers?Kawashima was immediately stopped by the question.He thought it would be like the Ford Club, where he only asked about the monthly salary. Kawashima hesitated.Originally, I wanted to say that I hadn't borrowed it, but I was afraid that there might be connections between their colleagues. Thinking of this, I felt it was inconvenient to lie, so I said: "Actually, I borrowed it from the Ford Club." "I see. How much did you borrow from the Ford Club?" the bald man asked him.Looking at the expression, it seemed that he didn't know about it at first. Kawashima regretted it in his heart and secretly said it was bad, but the other party's eyes had already been fixed on him. "Yes... it was a loan of 70,000 yuan." Kawashima replied with a guilty conscience. "Seventy thousand yuan? How can I pay it back?" "I have paid it back twice, and it has been divided into ten times in total." "So, there is fifty-six thousand yen left. Excuse me, what is your salary and annual salary?" Ask very detailed. In the end, because he was working in a government agency, he could borrow 30,000 yuan; the bald man said that if he had never borrowed money from the Ford Club, he could lend it to him according to the amount he proposed. To borrow 30,000 yen, you have to provide proof of identity; you have to fill in a form and stamp it like in the Ford Club.After taking the money and returning to the yamen, the subordinate said that a woman named Moriyama called to ask if there was a deputy section chief named Kawashima here.Kawashima thought to himself that he didn't know the woman surnamed Moriyama; by the way, when the bald man was talking to him, the fat woman disappeared, so she must have called to verify her identity. Kawashima knows that professional money lenders are very powerful, and how to repay them in the future is even more of a headache. If you have bad luck, you will have bad luck; at three o'clock that afternoon, the receptionist at the gate called in, saying that a person surnamed Tian Suo asked to meet.Kawashima was dumbfounded. Although it was expected that Tian Suo would come at some time, he would not come sooner or later, and it was even more annoying to come here now.Two hours ago, I just borrowed money from a small money lender in Shinjuku District. After deducting one month's interest, I still have 28,500 yen; Tiansuo seemed to smell the money, and immediately caught up with him . Kawashima originally wanted to say that he was not there, and put Tiansuo away, but after thinking about it, it might not be right, so he went to the gate, only to see Tiansuo wearing a bird cap, dark green overalls, trousers tucked into his boots, completely It looks like it's on the construction site.Sunburned face, broad chest, thick shoulders.In comparison, Kawashima was overwhelmed in momentum. "Hello!" Tiansuo beckoned loudly. "Passing by here, come by once. What's the matter, I haven't seen you recently!" "It's been a long time since I saw you." Kawashima had no choice but to barely cope.I thought to myself, but I was standing at the gate of the yamen, wondering what he would say. "How are you?" Tian said, showing a mouthful of white teeth. "It's messy." "That's good." Tian Suo looked the building up and down and praised it repeatedly.The female staff in the reception room kept staring at this strange visitor. Kawashima tried his best to take Tian Suoxiang out. "Mr. Tiansuo, come here and talk." After speaking, he walked out of the gate first.There is a square in front, and standing there is equally conspicuous, so I changed to stand on the side of the road outside the door.Tian Suo followed. "Mr. Tian Suo, I know I'm sorry for you, but you also understand my situation. Recently, there is no other way. Can you wait a little longer?" Kawashima said.There are many vehicles coming and going, so it doesn't hurt to raise the voice a little bit.The sound is covered by the sound of vehicles, and ordinary pedestrians will never hear it.Moreover, standing in such a place and talking is like chatting all over the world. "That's not so good." Sure enough, Tiansuo raised his face. "I didn't come here to force you, it's just that the luck of the cards has been bad recently, and I lost even the game, and I can't even pay the money." "Oh, so, haven't you been playing mahjong at Hamaoka's house recently?" When Kawashima heard this, he became interested and immediately asked. "No, I'm familiar with it at Hamaoka's place. Besides, if we don't go, and there are no other customers, their business will be poor. We should go there to fight. Without you, we will replace someone else, who is also ours. .” Kawashima thought to himself, after all, Tiansuo had a crush on Hamaoka's wife Kayoko, so he was unwilling to change places.If this is not the case, how many mahjong restaurants are not easy to go to!Tasho has been obsessed with Hamaoka's house, and his target is Kayoko; when Kawashima thinks of this, he can't help but hate this person.Ever since she stopped going to Hamaoka's house, Kayoko must have been constantly made fun of by this Tian.Kayoko was constrained by just opening a business, so she had to accept it submissively, and she didn't necessarily agree in her heart.Kawashima wished he could go to Hamaoka's house today and talk more with Kayoko. Tasho must have insisted on going to Hamaoka's house, and he had dragged someone to join him, just for Kayoko.Tsurumaki and Kondo are both humble to Tiansuo, what Tian said is what he said. Just now Tiansuo mentioned that since he joined a newcomer, he has always lost money; that is to say, this newcomer played his cards very well; on this point, Tiansuo clearly indicated that Kawashima played his cards extremely badly. After hearing this, Kawashima unconsciously developed a sense of inferiority.For the three of them, there is no such good gambler as themselves who give money; as long as they can pay in cash, the three of them will definitely still welcome them.In this way, you can also get close to Kayoko.It's just that I don't want to gamble with the 28,000 yuan I just borrowed with great difficulty today.And, on the other hand, without paying off the gambling debts of the three of them, there is no way to appear in front of them. "Mr. Kawashima, I heard that you have paid off the debts owed by Mr. Tsurumaki and Mr. Kondo?" Tian Suo really brought up this matter. "Well, it was forced out, because they came here and talked a lot..." "Then, please pay off the money owed to me!" Tiansuo's voice suddenly became high and hard. "this……" Kawashima immediately became frightened. "Originally, I didn't want to pursue this gambling debt from you. You had no choice but to stop playing cards. It was quite pitiful, so I decided not to ask for the money anymore. But when I heard Mr. Tsurumaki Mr. and Kondo have already chased the money from you, so it would be unfair if you don't pay me back. To be honest, the one you owe me is the most..."