Chapter 32 fourth quarter

"They'll be here in a minute." After calling the police and returning to the ward, I immediately reported to Meixing. "I was severely criticized by them. They also complained, didn't they tell you to wait for our instructions. After receiving the alarm, they rushed to Talleyrand and found that there was no one inside. They thought it was Who is playing a prank. I heard that another case was received. A student who happened to be present called the police and said that he saw me get into the car in Shenshui and then drove away. But the police said that this matter will not be pursued.”

"Really?" Meixing looked very tired, first responded to me simply, and then settled her gaze on Misora ​​who was sleeping soundly on the bed. After successfully "robbing" people and cars back, I immediately got in touch with Meixing and drove towards the parking lot of a convenience store. We had agreed in advance that we would meet there if we succeeded.However, Misora ​​had no intention of waking up at the moment when the sisters were so excited about their reunion, so we quickly called an ambulance and were taken to this hospital. I need someone to accompany me when I get in the ambulance. I don’t know why Mei Xing didn’t let me get in the car.Because it was not the time for such a boring dispute, I chose to follow her arrangement honestly.Uncle Mogawa was left alone at the convenience store, while I took care of the "stolen" vehicles.

Misora ​​immediately accepted the doctor's examination, and no skin trauma was found for the time being, and the values ​​​​such as breathing and heartbeat were also stable. According to the diagnosis, this state should be falling asleep.In order to prevent the deterioration of the current condition, we stayed in Misora's ward as escorts, sitting side by side on round stools and waiting for the results of various examinations. "You did a great job!" At that time, I felt my heart was about to jump out, and my limbs were so tense that my limbs were stiff.Under the reaction of this tense state, I am now completely powerless, and I slumped on the chair and said.

"Because Sham Shui's criminal plan itself is full of loopholes. Or he was too slack in the end, and the reason why I was able to see his plot was also because Sham Shui's mistakes and explicit words gave me an opportunity. This This incident made me feel that he is nothing more than a third-rate writer of mystery novels after all. But—” Meixing smiled and said to me: "Thanks to Mr. Qingshan. Thank you so much!" I should be used to this kind of look, but I still turned away half of my face in embarrassment and said: "No, I'm just doing what Mei Xing ordered..."

Although what I said is true, I still feel a heat in my heart.Maybe you can give yourself a little encouragement to try your best to show all your courage-this kind of thought is like steaming from the steam nozzle of a coffee machine that has just been steamed. "Are you planning to give up saving America?" Facing my words of accusation, Mei Xing gave a very clear answer: "No. Let me explain." The windows of the car have been fully opened, Mei Xing raised the volume, and said as if shouting: "Sham Shui instructed my uncle and I to drive. He probably didn't expect that there would be other people in Talleyrand's store more than an hour after the business closed. I don't think Meikong should have told him about this. So, we You can take advantage of that.”

I immediately pointed to myself.Could it be that in the battle plan she will talk about next, I hold the key to victory? "Mr. Aoyama got off the car before driving onto Nishi-Oro, and then took a taxi. We will walk slowly along the route designated by Shenshui. Please go to the gate of the Kinkakuji Temple first. If you can find It would be best if you were carrying Misora's car, but even if you find it, Shenshui must be sitting in the driver's seat anyway, and you won't be able to get close; even if you can't find it, Shenshui's car must be near the designated route. So , before Shenshui starts to move, please stand by the side of the West Road."

"But, didn't he say to throw the bag into the river?" "I'm afraid it was a bluff. I think either he put two people in the car or opened the window so we could throw our bags out the window while the car was moving." I think she has a point.He committed the crime by himself, but he sent two of us out for the sake of a deal, which is likely to be detrimental to the prisoner.If he had no purpose, he wouldn't let both of them get in the car. "Considering that Shenshui will not follow our car in the distance, if he ordered me to throw the bag out, the location must be near the Kinkakuji Temple. At this time, we have a chance, because Shenshui wants to pick up the bag. I will definitely get out of the car once, I want Mr. Qingshan to take the car away at the right time."

According to Meixing's judgment, in order to leave as soon as possible, the car should be started when Shenshui got off the car.Indeed, if someone passing by finds Misora ​​held hostage in the car, then everything will be over.It can be foreseen that getting out of the car immediately, picking up the bag and leaving is more likely than turning off the engine first and then locking the car. West Road is in front of you, there is no time to hesitate.If I had extra time, I might not agree. "Understood. But in case there is a mistake in the prediction—" I believe in Meixing's clever mind, that's why I said "just in case".It's just that in order to be safe, it's best to prepare countermeasures to deal with all situations.

"At that time, as long as you can find the car of Misora ​​and the others, Mr. Aoyama, please be careful not to be discovered by Shenshui, and use a taxi to follow them. If that doesn't work—" Only at this moment, you can get a glimpse of Mei Xing's unconfident side hidden behind her faint smile. "Then we can only follow Shen Shui's instructions and pray that he can release Misora ​​back safely." Then, after we agreed to successfully rescue Misora, we met at the parking lot of a nearby convenience store, and I got out of the car. From the final result, everything is as expected by Meixing.After getting out of the car, I took a taxi to the Kinkakuji Temple, and soon found a car hidden in the shadow of the fence in a parking lot in front of the temple gate, which was very suspicious.After confirming that it was the car, I asked the driver to go back to Xida Road and parked on the side of the road a little south of Anmakou Road.

I wanted to get out of the car and wait, but the driver thought I didn't want to pay and wouldn't let me go down. I gave him more money in advance. At this time, a red Lexus drove past us.I hurriedly asked the driver to drive, because at least the bag didn't seem to be left on Xida Road. Just like that, when I was approaching the intersection of Nishi-Oro and Kita-Oro, the suspicious vehicle appeared right in front of me, and I was so nervous that my heart was about to jump out.The car was parked on a crosswalk on the side of Beida Road. From my point of view, Shenshui opened the door on his side and got out of the car.At that point, he glanced this way, but I was hidden behind the driver's seat, so he didn't see my face.Shen Shui went directly to the front of the car and walked towards the bushes.So, all I could see was the unsuspecting door on the driver's side of the Sham Shui car.

After I got out of the taxi, I quickly jumped into the car.Step on the brakes, put on the gears in one go, and then step on the accelerator to the maximum.I was so nervous that I suspected that my heart was about to explode, but fortunately, Sham Shui focused all his attention on the huge sum of money in his hand, and didn't seem to notice the situation here. What a dangerous plan to walk on a tightrope.But, somehow, it went off without a hitch, and I did fairly well myself. "The police just said that they will rush to the scene immediately." Ending the recollection, I added. "In order to assist Mr. Qingshan, I threw the bag far away. Is it the scene where the bag was thrown? Then it seems that it is only a matter of time before Shen Shui is arrested. Even if he escapes, he can only walk, take a taxi at most .” Even if it's not possible, Mei Xing's tone has already shown that it doesn't matter. "But the money was taken away by him, what should I do?" "It's okay, as long as Misora ​​is fine." Maybe, other things really don't matter to her. Misora ​​lay on the bed, sleeping soundly.If you don't consider what happened just now, her sleeping position can even be called stable.However, I didn't expect that staring at her tightly closed eyelids, I felt as if I had glimpsed the fragility that she, who was always optimistic and cheerful, absolutely didn't want to show others.I feel like I'm on pins and needles. "...Can I ask a question?" I spoke cautiously. I thought she had to think about it first with doubts, but I didn't expect Mei Xing to agree to my request with a gentle attitude as if she knew it well. "Speaking." "It's about the biological father of the two of you." I didn't want to waste Meixing's rare kindness, so I didn't hide my doubts anymore.She put a hand on her chest, as if adjusting her breathing rate to that of her sleeping sister, and began to speak in a tone suitable for reading fairy tales. "I heard that the starry sky was beautiful that night." I had an illusion, as if a planetarium appeared in the middle of the not-so-spacious ward.Her calm voice instantly transported me to the stars. "Our family lives in a very ordinary residential area, and there is a river flowing nearby. At night, the surrounding area is pitch black, leaving only the light of the stars shining on the ground. On a summer night, my father proposed to go to the stars, and took When I was just two years old, I went out with Misora." The river "squeaked", the sandals of the three people stepped on the ground at different speeds, and unknown insects chirped "chirp, chirp" in the grass. "The reason why the starry sky is beautiful is that after the typhoon, the Milky Way emerged in the cloudless sky. After the storm passed, the wind had stopped, but it was affected by the heavy rain in the upstream area, and the local river swelled. However, In the dark, Dad didn't notice the situation." The sound of the river flowing became louder and louder.However, Dad was so focused on the excited voices of his young daughters that he didn't notice anything unusual about the situation. There is no need for her to continue talking about the tragedy that will happen next. "I can't describe exactly what happened that day. While walking on a low cliff-like embankment to prevent the river from flooding, one of the daughters slipped and fell into the river. The father rushed into the rushing river in order to save his daughter, but he was helpless in the face of the unimaginable violent water. Hearing the cry of another daughter on the embankment, the nearby residents rushed to the river and threw her into the river. The daughter in the river was rescued, but the father’s body was found downstream the next morning—I concluded all of these events based on the information I found in news reports. It happened before I was sensible, so No decent memory left." "I heard my mother say: the night Misora ​​and I were born, the stars in the night sky were also very beautiful. After learning that we were born, my father was shocked by the beautiful starry sky he saw when he was on the way to the hospital. This is The origin of our names. My mother said this to me as if she was telling me that my stepfather was the one who named us, but I knew it was just an incident with my real father." Mei Xing looked up at the ceiling as if feeling a call.In her eyes, there is probably a planetarium that is showing. "Maybe Dad doesn't want his young daughters to see it—the same beautiful starry sky as when he was born." A daughter was born into this world—how beautiful the starry sky must be seen at this extremely happy moment.However, under the beautiful starry sky that was not inferior to that night, the most tragic tragedy was staged. Why did the god of destiny treat this family with such cruel means? To be honest, I have some doubts about her narration, but the current atmosphere is not suitable for interrupting.I continued to listen quietly with my ears pricked up. "Two years later, my mother remarried. My parents thought we didn't remember that incident. In fact, I have some vague memories of what happened before my mother's remarriage. Helping desperate mothers to lean on." When she mentioned her biological father, it was like she was telling me a fairy tale.But now it is different. There is a special sense of closeness to the family members who have walked together to this day in the sensuality.Facing this difference should not be sentimental, probably just a last resort. "After losing her husband, the reason why my mother was so anxious to remarry was also because of the feelings of the daughters who lost their father. At one time, Misora ​​called that person 'Daddy' without any warning. I don't remember what it was. It’s a long time ago, but I can still recall thinking at the time: Childlike innocence is so fickle. I think the two daughters can’t use different names for that person, so I also imitated Misora ​​and began to call him “Daddy”. .From then on, the parents have the appearance of a couple, and that person is gradually no different from our biological father." Therefore, their parents had an illusion that the sisters believed that their stepfather was their biological father.To some extent, perhaps for a daughter, it can save a lot of trouble to believe that that person is her biological father before she grows up.In this way, their parents' actions are not incomprehensible, not absolutely incomprehensible. "Why didn't you tell me?" Mei Xing seemed to have misunderstood what I said, and answered a bit off topic: "Because Mr. Qingshan didn't ask me... and anyway, this topic affects my mood a bit." "That's not what it means." I can't blame Meixing for hiding the truth that her biological father has passed away. "It's not completely incomprehensible for a couple to want to hide a sad past. However, , isn't the biological father who died because of saving his daughter very pitiful?" "My mother would sometimes take us to my father's cemetery, saying that this is our relative, and let us put our palms together in front of the coffin." "Can this solve the problem? Maybe this state was better for you when you were young, but your daughter can't grow up all the time. If you had explained the truth clearly before, this kind of thing wouldn't have happened this time. gone." I know very well that as an outsider, I have no right to say that, but I really can't restrain my inner indignation.Because Misora ​​told me herself what kind of emotion she faced this time.In the end, not only did her wish fail to come true, but the situation got out of hand. It is not difficult to imagine her inner pain, even accompanied by physical pain. Mei Xing lowered her head slightly, but her expression remained calm. "I was able to learn about the accident because I found something in my hometown." "what?" "A page from an old newspaper." I suddenly thought of the newspaper that published reports on the plagiarism incident among Sham Shui's works.It was the one that I secretly hid in my pocket before Meixing didn't notice, and then returned it to Misora. "Mom had a small locked box in the closet. One day when I was a teenager, I got the key by accident and opened it out of curiosity. Now that I think about it, I really Not honest." I followed her slightly ashamed smile and laughed. "There were a few letters in the box that Misora ​​and I wrote in class, which seemed to be very precious. Inadvertently, I picked up a page of the newspaper that was 'brilliant' among these things, and opened it to read it. See When it came to the story above—“Man Dies After Rescuing Drowning 2-Year-Old Daughter,” I intuitively realized that it was talking about my dad. Mom was going to tell us the truth sooner or later, so it was Keep this newspaper." I thought of myself holding that newspaper in my hand.On the back of Sham Shui News, regional news is published.I did see one of the few brief news stories about the drowning accident that the American star was talking about. "It turns out that Misora ​​mistook the back for the 'front'." I heard from Misora ​​herself that she, like her older sister, seems to vaguely remember that she has no blood relationship with her current father.After discovering that newspaper in her hometown, for some reason she kept thinking about it, so she tried to investigate the largest piece of news on it, that is, the plagiarism incident of writer Fumie Kajii.As a result, when she found out that his experience as a musician matched her passion for music, and her career as a mystery writer matched her bright-minded sister, she began to wonder if this writer was her biological father.Moreover, judging from the name of the protagonist in his debut work, it can remind people of the Kirama sisters, which seems to be one of the reasons for her judgment. She hadn't heard anything about her biological father, that is to say, she didn't even know who he was or how her parents met.The probability of correctly identifying "positive" is 1/2, and if you consider the page size of the report, it may not even be 1/2. "So, Mr. Aoyama has also read that newspaper?" Probably because I slipped up when I mentioned the newspaper in the car, Mei Xing was not surprised. "By collecting some reports about the accident, I learned some things including the name of the deceased father. In these reports, there was a sentence 'to save the two-year-old daughter who fell into the river'." The date on that newspaper was indeed 22 years ago.In other words, the daughter is now 24 years old.Hey, isn't she the same age as Mei Xing?This shows that my judgment just now—that Misora ​​fell into the river was wrong... However, Mei Xing continued to say something beyond my expectations. "The report did not mention which daughter fell into the river. It must be that the mother did not have the courage to find out about it. Because the daughter who fell into the river must feel guilty. Maybe, there is no one who fell into the river. The daughter will still blame the one who fell into the river. I think my mother doesn't want her daughter to bear this burden anyway, so she simply hides everything about her biological father. I am very grateful to my mother for her hard work, so I just I didn’t ask the truth of the matter any more.” "Wait, wait a minute, can you intervene?" I finally found the opportunity to confirm to her the question that has been entangled in my heart since just now. "22 years ago, you were two years old, right? So, isn't it you who fell into the river? Because the daughter in that report should be 24 years old now." Often seen in anime, the villainous rogue boss has three steps when laughing.Expressed in words, it becomes: hum, hahaha, wow——hahaha. Now Mei Xing’s expression is like this, showing her astonishment in three steps: at first she was dumbfounded, then she opened her mouth dumbly, and finally, with the cooperation of other facial features, her entire face showed a look of astonishment . "Mr. Qingshan, are you kidding? Could it be that you don't know because I didn't tell you?" "tell what?" "Misora ​​and I are twins." ………… ……………… ……………………… grunt. "Gulu! Gulu Gulu Gulu—" There was a strange noise coming from the depths of his throat. "But (Gulu)—you two don't look alike at all!" "We are fraternal twins... Even so, some people have said that we are very similar, such as in singing." "I haven't heard you say that!" I see.Because Misora ​​is one year older than me, and Misora ​​is her younger sister, so I thought Misora ​​must be the same age as me.She always talks to me like a buddy, without honorifics. Although I am not used to it, I also respond to her with the same tone. What, Misora ​​turns out to be older than me too.Even if I speak in honorifics in a down-to-earth manner, there won't be any problems.However, it is estimated that she will feel uncomfortable instead. "Hey? But didn't you say that Misora ​​is still a student?" "Well, she's a graduate student." That's why Mei Xing is worried about her studies.Even though it's summer vacation, as a graduate student, is it okay if I haven't shown up at school for such a long time? I'm a little frustrated.Thinking back, Misora ​​said that the juniors in the club were three years younger than her.If Misora ​​was a senior student, how could it be possible for a junior who just entered school to break up with the girlfriend he met in the club for more than a year?Also, when I said that Misora ​​was "young", Meixing showed an inexplicable expression.Knowing the truth, I wondered why I hadn't been aware of it. "By the way, why didn't you tell me about this?" "Because Mr. Aoyama didn't ask me... Besides, the day you and Misora ​​met for the first time, you said that foxes are twins. I thought you got the inspiration from us." Mei Xing was confused at first, and then began to refute me eloquently. "The most important thing is that Misora ​​should have told you about this kind of thing long ago. Because you are lovers." ………… ……………… grunt. "Love, lover? Who do you say, with whom, are lovers?" "Who else is there? Didn't you admit it in the car just now? You said that you walked with Misora ​​not long ago." "'With' Misora? In any case, it should be 'accompanying' Misora, right?" I hastily made corrections, and Meixing expressed her surprise with a two-step expression. "I'm with Misora...ah, that's how it is!" I remember that when we first met, the barista of Meixing mentioned a sentence or two that the word "Fu き 合 う" has multiple meanings.However, I never expected that this guy would be used on one of my own people. "In this matter, I did accept Misora's request for me to help her. I remember telling you that she asked me to find a way to help her hide it when you seemed to notice something. She didn't seem to want to With the help of Mei Xing's power to find out his biological father, he said he wanted to repay the elder sister who always took care of him." Therefore, I, who only cared about concealing Misora's purpose, even lied to Misung.It was the same when Sham Shui came to Talleyrand, because I didn’t know what he looked like, so when Mei Xing revealed his true identity, I was shocked, but I thought he couldn’t help but want to meet his daughter Mei Xing, so he used it as a cover Said that he saw him and Misora ​​talking in the Rockon Cafe. In addition, Uncle Mogawa said that Shen Shui’s face seemed to have been seen somewhere before. I thought that because it was more than 20 years ago, he had forgotten the appearance of his relative’s son-in-law, and Misora’s words reminded him of the turmoil back then. I must be very upset.However, it turns out that Sham Shui is a complete stranger, and perhaps my casual remark "I've seen him on TV" is the closest answer to the truth. "How can we fall in love. It's a pure partnership, but from a standpoint I'm a bit of a betrayer." I smiled exaggeratedly and showed her.Mei Xing's round face is now as red as a ripe tomato. "Is that so? The two of you have been very close since the day you met, so..." "Because I didn't know she was older than me." "And you seem to be in frequent contact." "The condition for me to help her is to let her report the situation to me in detail." "...It's all because of too many things that have happened recently." It's rare to see Mei Xing constantly passing on her mistakes to others. "On the matter of Akiko's letter, I solved the emotional problems between the two sisters; the incident of Banai learning latte art made me consider giving up my feelings; Being sneaky and possessing two mobile phones makes me think that the man may not be the one she pretended to go to the mountain to meet. Various factors are suggesting to me that the two of you are lovers. The bad is here up." When it comes to love issues, sometimes Mei Xing's originally very smart mind will not obey.Her cleverness can never be used on her own feelings and practical experience. For her, falling in love is like a magnet against a precision instrument, which will disturb her normal function.It sounded like I said something audacious while she was flustered, but I decided to let myself "take advantage" for once. "No wonder I feel that your attitude is worse than before." "Huh—" I let out a sigh of relief.Meixing shrugged and smiled. "Unexpectedly, we all misunderstood each other." "You hope it's not a misunderstanding?" I mustered up the courage to joke with her.She turned into a red tomato again: "This—" At this moment: "Sister——" the voice rang in my ear, as soft as a feather blown by the wind, and I looked over to the bed. Misora ​​slightly opened her eyes.She rolled her eyes and looked around, looked at her sister timidly and said, "This is..." "Good morning. Welcome back." Seeing Misora ​​smiling gently, Misora ​​was on the verge of tears. "Sister, I'm sorry. I—" "It's over. You've worked hard." Mei Xing caressed her younger sister's cheek with her fingers. ——I don’t know what the world Misora ​​saw after waking up from the dream.Because I left the ward before they said the following words.Through the sliding door that closed behind me, I seemed to hear the voices inside, and I couldn't say anything without confirming some things. I shouldn't continue to disturb her dream. Her dream must only need two people to continue. ...Actually, I'm a little skeptical. ——Actually, Misora ​​woke up very early in bed, and she just pretended to be asleep. She may have heard our conversation.Because she didn't even know that she was rescued, she had been sleeping all the time, so she should have no idea what happened, but she said "I'm sorry" as soon as she opened her eyes, I think it's a bit strange. Until now, I have not been able to raise this question with Misora.Failing to understand, she knew something.