Chapter 9 Section VII

Mikami washed his face in the bathroom, his palms were so oily and sweaty that he could almost bounce off the water. After drying his face without looking in the mirror, he returned to the press room.Section Chief Suwa and Director Kuramae were sitting on the sofa whispering to each other.Mingming asked them to sneak into the press room to inquire about the news of various newspapers, but saw that both of them returned to the press room.This is how the same thing? "What's going on next door?" Mikami's voice couldn't help but grow louder.The radiance just now seemed to be fake, Suwa stood up with a very guilty expression, and Kuramae shrank back and walked towards his desk.

Suwa's voice was as low as that of a mosquito. "Sorry, I got kicked out." "Get kicked out?" "What a shame." Mikami was hit hard.He admits that the press room does enjoy extraterritorial rights, but if he insists, the press room is just a room lent by the police to various newspapers for the convenience of interviews. There is no reason to drive out the police who are landlords. . "Is the atmosphere really that hot?" "It does feel unusual." "Is it really Dongyang that started the fire?" "Yes, and desperately inciting other newspapers."

Akikawa's face came to mind. What a harsh sentence. "Can't you think of a way?" "Well...Of course we have tried to put out the fire, but it may not be effective immediately." A word is spoken hesitantly, not solemn at all.It seemed that even Suwa didn't know what to do this time. Mikami returned to his seat, lit a cigarette, and took out a notepad from his pocket. "The chief is coming." "Eh……?" Suwa's eyes widened, Kuramae and Miku also stopped their work and looked at Mikami. "Come to inspect, said to go to the scene of Xiangzi's younger sister's murder and to visit her family."

"when?" "Today next week." "next week!" Suwa cried out unconsciously, and after a while he let out a breath and continued: "It's too good at picking time..." "Anyway, go tell the neighbor first." Mikami opened the notepad while talking, and asked Suwa to copy down the chief's inspection itinerary. "The time for the surprise interview is only ten minutes, and you can only ask three or four questions at most, right?" "almost." "How do you get that group of people to decide what questions to ask?"

"The normal way is to let each newspaper office list the questions they want to ask, and then the director newspaper office is responsible for the integration. However, I think the questions that each newspaper office wants to ask should be similar!" Mikami nodded slightly. "You ask them when they can hand over the content of the question." "This..." Suwa didn't answer.It's no wonder that he was kicked out of the press room just now. "Go and tell them that it must be handed in by next Monday at the latest. The above said that they want to see the content of the question."

"Okay, I'll do my best." Although the expression was a bit reluctant, Suwa still nodded at him two or three times. --all will be good. Mikami tried his best to keep himself optimistic.The Chief's inspection of an unsolved kidnapping case should have sufficient news value for any newspaper.They will be willing to cooperate, and the "anonymous issue" can also be temporarily suspended... I hope things can really develop like this. Suwa, who was about to return to his seat, suddenly turned around and asked thoughtfully. "But, broadcaster, why are you still here to inspect 64 now?"

Even though the impact was not as great as when Akama mentioned it, the word "64" still caused ripples in his chest. "It seems to be a show for the criminal police." After Mikami finished speaking perfunctorily, he left his seat. Fourteen years have passed since the incident happened, so it is no longer a code name that only those who have participated in the investigation know!Having said that, hearing the code name of this major criminal case from two outsiders investigating in such a short period of time inevitably aroused his vigilance.This idea also flashed in the minister's office just now.Akama has a complete insight into every move in the publicity office, starting from the day Mikami took office and continuing until now.

Mikami avoided Suwa's gaze and said: "Then the people next door will ask you to take care of it. I'll go out for a while." "Where are you going?" "The victim's home. We have to arrange a condolence process." Mikami glanced at Zamae. "Can you go outside?" He rarely uses his subordinates as drivers, but today he always feels dizzy.Not just today, but in the past two weeks I often feel dizzy suddenly. "Sorry, I'm going to interview the unified tutoring assignment of the Iron Police Force next." Facing the trembling Kuramae, Meiyun stretched her neck as if to emphasize her presence.

You don't have to.Mikami swallowed back the words that had rushed to his lips.Meiyun's enthusiasm for work is several times higher than that of Kuramae. In addition, she was originally a policewoman in the traffic department, so even driving a small bus is not difficult for her. There was wind and sand blowing all over the sky outside. As soon as she came out of the entrance of the headquarters, Meiyun immediately covered her forehead with her hands, and headed towards the parking lot against the wind.In less than a minute, the reporter's special car came into view. Meiyun boldly turned the steering wheel and parked the car sideways in front of the entrance.

"Do you know the location?" Sanshang asked while getting into the passenger seat. "I know." Mei Yun started the car to move forward while asking and answering. Meiyun certainly didn't expect Mikami to ask such a question!As long as they are members of the D county police, no one knows the victim's address in the "murder case of Xiangzi's little sister".However, Meiyun's youth dulled Mikami's senses.Because she had just turned twenty-three years old, that is, she was only nine years old when the incident happened, and she was not a few years younger than the girl who was killed.Now he is heading to the victim's home in a car driven by Meiyun.That is, after that only time passed mercilessly.

After leaving the headquarters, go around to the pancake shop to buy some souvenirs.The national road is very smooth, turn right at the intersection with the county road, and then walk a distance, the high-rise buildings disappear one after another, and the shops on both sides of the road become less and less.In a short time, we will reach the old Morikawa town area before the merger. "Broadcasting officer..." Mei Yun said while looking ahead. "Huh? What's the matter?" "Fortunately...it's not Ling Qianjin..." She was referring to what happened yesterday. "I will definitely find it... definitely!" Mei Yun began to choke up, her eyes were also red. At times like this, Mikami didn't know how to respond. Please don't meddle in your own business... This is what he really said.The secrets of police officers and their families are highly guarded, but only to those on the outside, and within the organization it spreads in a blink of an eye.Colleagues always come to him by surprise to ask him about Ayumi.They are not malicious, and they care about themselves.But no matter how much he reminded himself, he still couldn't thank them for their concern.Leaving Chijian aside, there are not a few people who are no different from Chijian.And he obviously didn't know him very well, but when he saw Mikami, he showed a serious expression and leaned over quietly.There are also people who want to use this opportunity to repair their relationship with Mikami, or just blatantly want to sell Mikami a favor.The more such a person is, the more he will say words of comfort from the heart, and then wait for Mikami to bow his head and say words of thanks with a satisfied expression.He starts to hate people, to be afraid of people, to think he's had enough, but... "Thank you." Mikami said.The young policewoman sitting next to him was one of the very few people he could trust, and he had never doubted that. "Don't say that..." Mei Yun blushed and straightened her back. This girl's personality is too upright, so honest that sometimes people worry about her.When she chose the profession of policewoman, she embraced superior diligence and cleanliness, which made Mikami feel that Meiyun was special.Obviously born in this era when morality, gender, and human relations are all out of norms, but she is completely uncontaminated by the dust of the world, and even her appearance is beautiful and charming. I always feel that she is a bit like the young Mina.There is no doubt that many single police officers are fascinated by her. Even in the press room, there are many people who want to bring Meiyun back to Tokyo if they are lucky.According to Suwa, Akikawa in Toyo is also one of them.This is the biggest reason why Mikami didn't send Meiyun to deal with the reporters. In front is an idyllic landscape scattered with private houses.This is the west side of City D, and a little further on is the edge of the river bordering the neighboring village.The first thing that catches the eye is the huge pickle factory reminiscent of a gymnasium, followed by a pure Japanese-style house with a tiled roof built on the same site. Amamiya Zukemono - grew rapidly due to the popularity of the idea of ​​selling pickled eggplant or gherkins directly in small wooden barrels.He has been reported and praised by the media over and over again. Judging from the results, maybe it is because of the good reputation that the kidnappers came to the Yugong family. Mikami instructed Meiyun to park the car in an open space a short distance from Amamiya's house. "Wait for me here." He thinks it is cruel to let Meiyun appear in Yugong's house.If that case hadn't happened, Shoko Amamiya would be about the same age as Meiyun by now. San got out of the car and stepped on the path that had not yet been paved with asphalt. The culprit must be brought to justice... He recalled the strong thoughts that came to him when he stepped into this house.Fourteen years have passed since then, and I never expected to step into that door again for the sake of the organization's propaganda... This alone already made his mood complicated enough. He didn't want to see Ayumi's figure flashing in front of him, so he couldn't regard the interview with the family who lost his beloved daughter as a simple business. Mikami straightened the front of his suit, but he didn't ring the doorbell right away, but stared at the door plate of "Amiya".

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