Chapter 17 Chapter Sixteen

After getting off the tram, Zhong Yuan confirmed the time, and it was almost seven o'clock. After walking out of the station, he slowed down and walked on the street, admiring the surrounding scenery.This is his first visit to Kakigizaka, and there are many elegantly designed houses on both sides of the street.Perhaps because it was not affected by the air raids, there are several historic houses dotted among the new houses.There are many green trees in this area. In addition to the trees on both sides of the promenade, there are also lush trees in the courtyards of many houses. Nishina Futoya's home is located deep in the alleyway. It is a modern building with white as the main tone. The iron gate of the gate is carved with geometric patterns. You can see the stairs leading to the entrance inside the gate.

Zhong Yuan looked up at the house, took a deep breath and rang the doorbell, and could vaguely hear the doorbell coming from inside the house. The entrance door opened, and Nishina, who was wearing a black shirt, also appeared, and bowed to Zhongyuan, "Please come in." Zhongyuan opened the iron gate, walked in, went up the stairs, and faced Nishina face to face. "Thank you a few days ago, I'm sorry, but this time I made unreasonable demands again." "You're too polite." Nishina shook his head lightly, then stretched out his right hand and pointed into the room.

"Excuse me." Zhong Yuan said hello and walked into the entrance. Nishina's wife stood inside the door.From the letter they sent to Sayoko's parents, she learned that her name was Hanae. "Welcome." She tried to force a smile, but her expression was clearly nervous.She should be a few years younger than Nishina, and compared to the Iguchi Saori I saw yesterday, she feels very simple. "I'm sorry to bother you all of a sudden." Walk down the hallway into the house, and you'll be taken to the room on the left immediately.There is a rattan chair next to the coffee table, and through the glass window, you can see the small courtyard outside, and there are tricycles in the courtyard.

"Do you have a child?" "Yes, it's my son. He is four years old and very naughty," Nishina replied. "Where did he go today?" "I sent it to the daycare center. If there are children running around at home, I'm afraid I won't be able to calm down and talk. Please sit down." Nishina asked him to sit down. "I'm sorry." Nakahara sat down, and Nishina sat down opposite him. In the inspection room of Zhongyuan, there are practical books and novels on the bookshelves, as well as some picture books, and there are beautiful vases and toy robots on the low cabinet.

This is a very ordinary family.Central Plains thought.Nishina Shi is also different from Saori Iguchi. After a long time, he established an ordinary family. "How long have you lived here?" "Almost almost three years." "It's a nice house." "Thank you. I bought a middle-aged house at that time and renovated it a little bit. Although I really hope to buy a slightly bigger house, I don't have enough budget at hand." "No, I think you are amazing for buying a house at such a young age." "Really?" Ren Ke tilted his head slightly.

It is not difficult for Zhong Yuan to imagine that he is full of anxiety.When we met in the hotel coffee shop before, he should have noticed that Zhongyuan had already grasped some important clues about the incident. Since Zhongyuan proposed something important and hoped to meet and discuss it in detail, he would definitely worry about the extent of the investigation. When Zhong Yuan was about to speak, he heard a knock on the door. "Come in." Nishina replied.The door opened, and Hua Hui came over, with a coffee cup on the tray in her hand, and the aroma of coffee wafted over. Hua Hui put the coffee in front of Zhong Yuan, her hands trembling slightly.

"Thank you." Zhong Yuan said in a low voice. After putting the coffee in front of her husband, she bowed to Zhong Yuan and walked out of the room.Zhong Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, because he thought it would be easier for Hua Hui to speak without Hua Hui being present. He added milk to his coffee, took a sip, and looked at Nishina's face. "Can I get to the point?" Nishina put his knees together, straightened his body and said, "Okay." Nakahara took out the magazine from his briefcase, the pink note still stuck to it.He put the magazine on the coffee table, "Please open the page with the note clipped." Nishina picked up the magazine in surprise, and after opening that page, the expression on his face did not change.

"Stealing addiction...? What's wrong with this report?" "This is Sayoko...the last report written by Sayoko Hamaoka before she was alive." Nishina opened his eyes wide and read it without saying a word.His expression became more and more serious, as if he had guessed Zhong Yuan's intentions. After reading the report, he raised his head, his expression seemed a little empty. "How is it?" Zhong Yuan asked him. Nishina kept his eyes down without saying a word.Can feel the pain in his heart. "This report introduces four women who are addicted to stealing," Zhongyuan said. "You know one of them, and you have a close relationship with him a long time ago. Do you know which woman it is?" Ren Ke hugged his hands arms, and close your eyes.He seemed to be meditating, but also seemed to be churning inside.Zhong Yuan decided to wait for him to speak.Because he guessed that the person in front of him should have made up his mind.

Nishina finally opened his eyes, put his hands on his lap, and exhaled heavily. "A fourth woman?" "That's right, she doesn't think she's qualified to live in this world, and you can tell right away." Nishina swallowed, and Nakahara stared at his face and said, "She's...Miss Saori Iguchi." With a look of panic, "Yes, have you met her?" "When we met yesterday, she was reluctant to tell the truth at first, but I told her that as long as she was willing to tell me everything, I would never take the initiative to contact the police, and she finally spoke up."

"Really? She must be in pain, too." "For twenty-one years, she has been living in pain. She said that she has never been relaxed, and she has never smiled from the bottom of her heart." Nishina lowered her head and pursed her lips into a line.Pain appeared on his frowning face. Zhongyuan took the magazine over. "She didn't open her heart to Sayoko right away, but after hearing from Sayoko that her young daughter was killed and she was in pain every day, she felt that it would be a torture for her to keep hiding it, so she decided to only tell Xiao Yeko." Nishina wrinkled Frowning, nodded, said: "Excuse me", got up and opened the sliding door between the next room.

"I hope you can listen too," Nishina said to the next room, then looked back at Zhong Yuan and asked, "Is it okay?" The next door seemed to be the dining room, and Hua Hui was there.Since there was only one door separated, she should all hear the bow. "Of course." Zhong Yuan replied.Anyway, she already knew. Hua Hui walked in with an apologetic face.After Nishina sat down, Hua Hui sat down beside him. "Did you hear our conversation just now?" Zhong Yuan asked. "Yes." She replied softly, her face livid. "What I'm going to say next is also very painful for you." Unexpectedly, Nishina interjected and said, "No, my wife already knows." "Did you tell her?" "No, I need to explain the ins and outs to you." "Really? I'm a little relieved to know that your wife already knows about it. To be honest, I don't know what to say, and I'm agonizing over it." "You must have been surprised when you heard from her...from Saori, right?" "Yes," Zhongyuan looked into Nishina's eyes, "I couldn't believe it for a moment." "I think so," Nishina looked back at him, "Then let me tell you clearly, there may be some misunderstandings or memory errors, but what Saori told you...is all true." "So, you..." "Yes," Nishina nodded without looking away, "Saori and I killed someone." Huahui lowered her head forcefully, tears also dripping down her face.