Chapter 81 Section 79

The lights in the house are on. The eyes that were habitually searching for the empty takeaway bowls suddenly stopped at one point.I saw a cluster of white flowers blooming in the corner of the fence, which could not even be called the front yard.Although Mikami didn't know much about plants, it was December, so he was still a little surprised.At the place where it is about to touch the ground, the head blooms low and downward, much like a child's fist, and it seems that it has not yet fully bloomed. Minako greeted him back as usual, so he couldn't tell her right away that it wasn't Ayumi's call.

Mikami sat on a chair in the kitchen and asked Minako to cook a bowl of noodles for herself.At 7:20, the press conference has already begun.The body is as heavy as lead, but it's not sleepy, it just feels that the brain is swollen and the front lobe is tense. "What kind of flowers are blooming outside?" "Ah! That's right! The flowers are already blooming!" Mina who was in the kitchen replied. "I asked you what kind of flower is that?" "That's called a Christmas rose. It was planted before your father passed away. Although it hasn't bloomed in the past few years, it's actually a very long-lived flower!"

Minako seems to be very energetic, is it because of breathing the outside air, bathing in the sun, or helping someone? "I heard you saw Mr. Amamiya?" "Ah! But..." Mikami smiled wryly. "It doesn't matter, as soon as Special Order returns home, the obligation of confidentiality will end." "Really?" "Why lie to you. How does Amamiya-san look?" Minako brought the bowl over, and then sat directly on the chair opposite Mikami. "Although I'm a little older, it doesn't feel like I'm old." Mikami stuck his chopsticks into the noodle bowl.

"He kept staring at the man motionlessly, with a terrifying expression on his face." "Are you staring at each other?" "Yes, it does look that way. But..." Mina's eyes suddenly drifted far away. "After a while, he stopped staring at the man and looked up at the sky." "Sky?" "He was actually looking at the smoke rising from the gasoline drum." It turns out that the smoke slowly rising to the sky... "I made eye contact with Mr. Amamiya!" The hand holding the chopsticks stopped. "Really?" "Really. Because I also stared at the smoke for a long time. When I looked back, I found that Mr. Amamiya was looking at me, so the eyes of the two of them met. Mr. Amamiya gave me a slight nod Hello."

"He greeted you?" "It looks like that. But he can't remember me! Fourteen years ago, he rushed into the store and then rushed out again. He shouldn't have noticed my existence." "and then?" "I also said hello to him naturally. I told the staff officer about it and apologized to him. But he said it didn't matter at all, and said that he would rather hear such a thing." Mikami sighed.All the onlookers stared at Mezaki, only Amamiya and Minako looked up at the wisp of smoke. "Didn't you see the man burn the money?" "What? He burned the money? Is that why the smoke?"

"He burned the ransom." "Why? What's going on here?" "Because that person is the real murderer of 64." Minazi gasped: "That person? Really? But he's crying!" "He's laughing!" Mikami extended his chopsticks into the noodle bowl again.Every time he swallowed a mouthful of noodles, Minako asked a question.Mikami gave no answers.It would be impossible to get to the heart of the matter without telling how Amamiya learned that Mezaki was the real murderer.If you retreat here, will you still have the courage to tell Minako in the future?Mikami has no confidence.Therefore, we can only take advantage of the present.

"you listen to me." There was still some noodles left, so Mikami pushed the bowl aside, making sure that the distance between himself and Minako was such that he could touch her hands and face just by extending his hands. "Mr. Yugong found the real culprit from the sound." Mikami starts here.He told her slowly and in chronological order.Especially the silent phone call on November 4th, which explained everything in detail.There was also the reason why the silent phone call was made three times in a row, and it was explained as much as possible until Minako could accept it.Minazi put her hands on her chest and listened all the time, she didn't say anything, she didn't ask anything, until the end she didn't mess up, and she didn't shed a single tear.

"I understand." Minako said calmly.Her face sank, and it was obvious that she was disappointed, but she still sat upright on the chair.That gesture was neither patience nor enlightenment nor a refusal to accept the fact.She used to insist so much that it was Ayumi who called, but now she doesn't respond as she should.Her eyes fell on Mikami's chest, and there was no sadness in her eyes, she just stared at Mikami's chest quietly. Mikami thought it was because there was something supporting her and making her determined.Even if the clue of the phone disappears, he will not waver in his determination.

Mikami remembered what Minako had said in the dark bedroom. Mikami thought that she was more sad than heartbroken, and she was too tired to wait or think anymore.But looking back now, isn't what Minako explained at the time exactly Ayumi's "survival conditions"? With almost no money on him, and unable to communicate normally with others, he was more afraid of being seen and made fun of his face than anything else.Ayumi couldn't live without "someone" willing to lend a helping hand.If she hadn't met "someone", Ayumi might not be in this world anymore.There must be "someone" who is willing to feed her and shelter her, without asking her name, without investigating her background, and not planning to send her to the police station or social welfare institution, willing to patiently wait for her to open her heart until.In order for Ayumi to continue breathing, her heart to beat, and her eyes to watch the world at this moment... Minako thinks so, and this is Minako's conclusion.

That's why she chose to let go of Ayumi, and told herself in that dark bedroom that it doesn't matter if she is no longer her daughter, as long as Ayumi is still alive, that's enough. Mikami's eyelids drooped naturally. Feel the sand from your feet being carried away by the waves.Minako is not sadder than dying, nor is she escaping from reality, but she bravely faces the subject of life and death, finds out the conditions that allow Ayumi to live, and creates a "certain person" who can absolutely meet those conditions, Construct a world in my heart where Ayumi is absolutely alive.In order for Ayumi to live, even if she was obliterated from that world as a mother, she would not hesitate.

Where's Mikami...? Just blindly escape.Just stepping back step by step, slowly accepting the reality that is approaching.Restricted by the common sense of the society and the experience of the criminal police, even becoming a blind father is impossible. That wasn't a call back from Ayumi.In fact, he had thought so a long time ago, but he deliberately pretended to deny it.Minako had at least made an effort to believe it, to prove to him that it was different from the other silent calls.But Mikami turned a blind eye.Because I was afraid of the opposite result, I didn't dare to think deeply about this issue at all.Until today, it was finally confirmed that it was the fact that he was most afraid of, and he just accepted the fact that the call was not from Ayumi with an expression of giving up.It feels like all possibilities are overturned, leaving only the "conditions for death" fulfilled. Like Minako, he once thought about the "conditions of existence", and the existence of "a certain person" appeared in his mind.But think that there are no such good people in the world, and even if there are such good people, they are definitely criminals, and drive these possibilities out of their minds.Later, even thinking about it felt painful, so I simply denied the world in which Ayumi could live.Mikami replaced the "conditions of survival" with "conditions of death" as he wished. Before he knew it, he was mentally prepared.It turns out that this is the feeling of not being able to believe that your child is still alive. He put his hand over his left ear. What about dizziness?Where did the dizziness that happened so frequently disappear?Is it because he has given up?Because there is no need to escape anymore.He has already accepted the reality submissively, so that the heart and brain will never lose balance again. So is the face.He forgot even this face that was inseparable from Ayumi.Even if he was ridiculed by the bearded man and the greasy-headed man as a pompous devil's broadcaster, he didn't feel anything.Even though she was ridiculed by such a large group of reporters, she was completely unmoved and did not think of Ayumi. Can it really be cut off?Have you really severed your relationship with Ayumi? Dad, Dad!I say daddy! how is this possible.He didn't give up.How could he give up? He missed Ayumi so much, and wanted to see Ayumi again from the bottom of his heart.He hopes that Ayumi is alive, Ayumi must be alive, he believes that Ayumi is definitely still alive.She will come back one day.Maybe she's coming back soon, and with "someone"... "husband……" Mikami buried his face in his hands, clenched his teeth, and pressed his eyes hard, not letting tears fall. Cheeks are caressed. Mikami was supposed to reach out, put his hand on Minako's cheek, wipe away her tears with his thumb, and say comforting words again. Are you ok? "It's okay, husband. Ayumi must be alive and well." The back of the hand was rubbed. This is the person.The "someone" in Mikami must be Minako.He knew it, he knew it from a long time ago, but he just pretended not to notice it.Unexpectedly, pretending to be pretending, she really didn't notice anything.What a fool, dead wrong.At work, he can even see the inside story clearly, but he just doesn't know anything about his wife. What kind of life is this kind of life? He wanted to try to believe in the world constructed by Yumina, the world where "someone" existed, the world where Ayumi could live. "Are you tired! Lie down for a while!" Minako put her hand on his forehead, as if taking his temperature.Mikami felt as if he was being caressed by his mother, which made him feel very ashamed.Mikami held his eyeballs with his fingers, trying not to let the tears flow.He stood up. "It needs to be watered." "what?" "What kind of rose is that?" "Did you mean the Christmas rose?" "right." "now?" "Er... not really... Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow! Better to water every day!" "Is this okay? It's winter now." "Since you're still alive, it's better to pour some water!" "makes sense." "Do you want to buy some more? Like red flowers, blue flowers, it will definitely become very lively!" "What's wrong with you?" Minako laughed, so Mikami worked harder. "After this matter is over, we'll go buy flowers from Mochizuki. That guy Mochizuki, do you know him?" "You mean the one who quit her job to grow flowers?" "He is very powerful! He built a big greenhouse and planted a kind of flower called..." Suddenly can't remember the name of the flower. "Anyway, go buy it from him! Just buy what you like." Mikami finished talking here and looked at the clock.It's past 8:30, and the press conference should be over. "I'm going to make a call." "Still tricky?" Mina frowned, looking worried. Mikami thought to himself, from now on, he must look into Minako's eyes and speak carefully. "Fortunately, it's not a tricky thing. I've never had a tricky thing." Mikami picked up the microphone in the living room and called the press room.His mood was very calm, even a little excited. It was Suwa who picked it up. "Is the announcer here?" "What happened to the reporter at seven o'clock?" "We are not obliged to say...how is the second section chief?" Please don't say such things again!Meiyun's angry voice came from behind. Mikami laughed.He hung up the phone after giving a few instructions.Then press another set of numbers to call Hiyoshi Koichiro's home... Please mother who came to answer the phone, take the handset to the second floor like last time.This period of time felt very long, and Mikami had to guard against the invasion of Sandman. As long as you do good deeds, there will be good rewards. There is no such thing, there is no such thing!Dad. Minako was watering with a sprinkler.The "stone" in the boxing game has become "cloth", red, blue and yellow.It is clearly in the backlight, but only there is bathed in the dazzling light.the phone is ringing.It's okay, I'll pick it up.It's okay, I'll just pick it up... Mikami suddenly came back to his senses.There was a rustling noise in my ear, and the handset was taken into the room. "I'm Mikami... I won't be polite to you." "Hiyoshi, listen to me carefully. The real culprit of Xiangzi's little sister's murder has been caught!" "How? I didn't expect it. Newspapers and TVs haven't had this news yet, but I caught it. I saw the murderer's face. There is a guy named Morita who looks like you, and there is a guy named The guy named Shiratori, who you will definitely laugh at seeing him, is also there. Everyone can clearly see the murderer's face." "Mr. Amamiya saw it too. After fourteen years, he finally saw the murderer's face. I think he should have no regrets, and he will definitely thank the staff at that time." "Are you listening? Still sleepy? Me too. But stay with me for another ten minutes, and another ten minutes will break the record. Stay up for thirty-nine hours in a row, completely breaking the record when I was twenty-five. record." "I will still call you often in the future. Anyway, you are free! Me too. Ever since I was fired from the criminal department, I have been very busy at night..."