Chapter 58 Section fifty-six

A row of journalists stood neatly, looking like choir members waiting for the baton to be waved. "Then, I'm going to announce." As soon as Mikami opened his mouth, the reporters opened their notebooks at the same time. "The name of the first person involved in the car accident in Oito City is Kikunishi Hanako, the chrysanthemum of the chrysanthemum, the west of the thing, the gorgeous Hana, the child's son. Thirty-two years old. The address is 1-chome, Sayama Town, Oito City Number Thirteen of Fifteen." The voices of vibrating pens and writing quickly rose and fell one after another.But it was only a few seconds before everyone raised their heads.The line of defense of anonymity was finally broken, and this was the moment when reporter Fang won a complete victory.However, they didn't seem to show the slightest excitement. At most, they were relieved and relieved of the big stone in their hearts, even Dongyang's Akikawa.

"add another point," Mikami continued, trying to stand "outside"... "Hanako Kikunishi is the daughter of Takuzo Kato, the president of King Cement." There was no sound.But when they finally realized it, their faces changed. "Hey! Kato from King Cement..." "That's right! Isn't he the Public Security Commissioner?" In an instant, everyone's eyes became sharp. "Is that why you refuse to publish her name?" "Whatever you want." "What did you say?" Several people stood up angrily. "Are you kidding me!" "How corrupt are you guys going to be?" Utsuki from Daiichi, Ushiyama from Yomiuri, Sudou from Sankei... one after another, voices of criticism came out.

"But……" Mikami stood firm and said solemnly: "Whether she is the daughter of a public security committee member or not, it will not affect my judgment standard. Eight months pregnant, coupled with the impact of bumping into someone, made her fall into a state of near collapse. So I implore everyone again, when reporting this Please do not mention Kikunishi Hanako's name and address when referring to the car accident in Oito City." His words were drowned out by roars.He met Akikawa's eyes, and the latter was looking at Mikami with calm or ferocious eyes. "One more thing,"

The volume in the room suddenly dropped a lot.Eyes, eyes, eyes waiting for new prey... "The second person involved in the car accident in Oito City, Ming Chuan Ryoji, passed away in the hospital where he was sent to the hospital on the third day after the accident, that is, on the sixth day." "Are you even going to hide this?" "Whatever you want." This time, there was no commotion again, and the original tense atmosphere at the scene had already dissipated.I don't know who said, "I'm so idiotic that I don't know what to say." The speechless expression was instantly contagious, and the reporters who had already stood up sat back on their chairs one by one, making big and small noises . "So that's the case, so this is the real face of your county police!"

Akikawa stood up uninterestedly, looking like the embodiment of the overall atmosphere. "The county police of D are still unreliable, and it is not worth our time to negotiate. Sorry, this is our conclusion." "Can you avoid overturning a boat of people with one pole?" Mikami couldn't help but refute: "No one wants you to believe in the organization. I never said that you should believe in something that is not at all human. I put down the figure of the D county policeman and came here alone. I just want you to think carefully, I Are people trustworthy or not?"

"Wait a minute, Mikami-san..." "So you have to put down your dignity, no matter you are Toyo, Yomiuri, Daily, Asahi, I can't talk to those intangible objects." "Enough, let's stop here!" "I'm betting my head to stand here, at least listen to me!" Except for Akikawa, the other reporters all pretended to be disapproving and looking around, but they were actually listening to what Mikami had to say. "You are also very strange. I have promised to reveal my real name. Why don't I cherish it? Why do I give up this great opportunity so easily? Do you want to fight the police forever? Is this what you want? I have already Is it okay to announce your real name, tell everything, and talk endlessly? Because the D County Police is dirty? Because the D County Police is not trustworthy? So you won’t shake my hand? So let everything go back To the original point, to fight endlessly forever? If this is what you really want, then go on like this. Go back and report what I said here to your editor-in-chief, and then protest to my superiors, let The organization should talk to the organization. In this way, a new publicity officer will take office immediately, and you can discuss this anonymity issue with him from the beginning.”

The press room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop on the ground.Some people still look disapproving, some are looking around all the time, some close their eyes, and some put their fists on their foreheads, but most of the reporters are staring at one point, it may be the floor, it may be a notebook, or it may be themselves hand. "The above is the statement about the car accident in Oito City, the report is over." "Also," Mikami continued: "There is one more thing to add." Mikami pulled out two sheets of paper from the folder in his hand. "It's about Mingchuan Ryoji who died unfortunately. The cause of death was excessive blood loss due to internal rupture. At that time, he was about to go home after drinking two glasses of soju in a nearby tavern."

His eyes followed the words on the report, and he suddenly wanted to read them all. "Ming Chuan is from Tomakomachi, Hokkaido. His family was poor, and he couldn't even go to elementary school. In order to make a living, he came to this county before he was 20 years old. He worked in a fish paste food processing factory for 40 years until he retired. So far. After that, I lived on annuities. My wife died about eight years ago, and I have no children, and I have no relatives in the prefecture and several neighboring counties. I live in 2DK, which is similar to a longhouse..."

He didn't know and didn't care if the reporters were listening or not, he just read it on his own. "The land is rented, and only the ground objects are under the name of Ming Chuan. My hobby is to use potted plants to grow vegetables. I neither gamble nor play pachinko. One of the more luxurious enjoyments every month is to go to a nearby shop to drink while standing." Musashi' drink two glasses of soju." Turn to the next page.It was the additional report that Kuramae just handed over to him. "According to the owner of the store, Ming Chuan has been visiting since about five years ago. He always drinks quietly, but his drinking capacity is getting worse every year, and he has only recently started to reveal a little about himself. It seems that his mother is very kind, But he died of an infectious disease when he was eight years old. It seems that he didn't want to talk about his father. It seems that he had a sister who had lost contact with him. Although he didn't want to mention the reason why he came to this county, But he said that he went to Tokyo first, and has not returned to Tomakomai for more than 50 years. He has been hiding his color blindness at work, so he has never been able to get along with his colleagues. Although red is his weakness , but has a different sensitivity to blue than ordinary people, so I originally wanted to be a photographer who took pictures of blue seas or blue skies."

Mikami's nose was blocked. "He also said that the luckiest thing in his life was to meet his wife. He has been receiving a meager salary and had two serious illnesses, which would only cause trouble for his wife, but his wife never complained. He paid everything for him. Although he took her to a hot spring, he still couldn't take her to travel abroad in this life, so he had to build her grave more grandly, and said that it was the most expensive thing he had ever bought in his life except for a house After his wife died, he watched TV all day, basically locked on the channel of variety shows. Although I don’t think there is anything good about it, it’s always good to have some noise in the room.”

Even his voice choked up. He finally knew how sinful it was to publish anonymously.What was suppressed was not just the name of Kikunishi Huako, but also the evidence that Ming Chuan Ryoji lived in this world.It was an unfortunate end, but his only chance in life to have his name in the papers, and the chance that someone would mourn his death by seeing his name, was taken away by the controversy over anonymity. Mikami continued reading. "According to the store owner, Ming Chuan was in a good mood on the day of the incident. It is said that when he returned home from shopping a few days ago, he found the answering machine light flashing. The other party did not leave any words. Recently Not even a salesman or someone who made the wrong call, so the phone hasn't rang for a long time. It's an old model, so I don't know who called. Could it be him? Or is it him? Mingchuan worked hard Thinking back, the expression looks very happy." Everything written on this piece of paper is important to me. The last two lines are the results of the verification, which are particularly difficult to read. "After checking with the Hokkaido police, Ming Chuan's sister has passed away. Although a distant relative has been contacted, the other party refuses to take back his ashes." Mikami's hand holding the report paper drooped down. The reporters still had a disapproving attitude on their faces, but everyone looked at him, and all eyes were on Mikami. That's why he wanted to say what he didn't intend to say.No, if he still had the slightest regret in his heart, he couldn't express it. "I hope you can conduct interviews on the inspection by the chief. I don't know whether the family members are still looking forward to digging out more information. However, the other party has agreed to condolences and interviews. I hope everyone can report this fact."

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